the man that Christians believe is the son of God and on whose teachings the Christian religion is based Topics Religion and festivalsc1基督;耶稣基督 Word OriginOld English Crīst, from Latin Christus, from Greek Khristos, noun use of an adjective meaning ‘anointed’, from khriein ‘anoint’, translating Hebrew māšīaḥ ‘Messiah’.