基督
Meanings
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- 1.Christ (abbr. for 基利斯督[Jī lì sī dū] or 基利士督[Jī lì shì dū])
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- 1.Christ
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Etymology
First attested in the manuscripts of French Catholic missionary Jean Basset's (c. 1662–1707) Classical Chinese translation of the New Testament, and possibly abbreviated from the pre-existing translation 基利斯督. Although Basset's manuscripts were not widely circulated, they were consulted by British Protestant missionary Robert Morrison, who used 基督 in his own Chinese translations of the Bible in the early 19th century. The term 基督 subsequently gained popularity and replaced other tetrasyllabic translations of "Christ" (e.g. 基利斯督) in the mid-19th century.
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Components
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Characters
Example sentences
我們這裡以耶穌基督和查理斯國王之名。
We are here in the name of Jesus Christ and King Charles.
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