Je"sus (jē"zŭs), n. [L. Jesus, Gr. &?;, from Heb.
Yēshūa'; Yāh Jehovah + hōshīa' to help.]
The Savior; the name of the Son of God as announced by the angel to
his parents; the personal name of Our Lord, in distinction from Christ, his official appellation. Luke
i. 31.
Thou
shalt call his name Jesus; for he shall save
his people from their sins.
Matt. i. 21. &fist;The form
Jesu is often used, esp. in the vocative.
Jesu, do thou my soul
receive.
Keble. The Society of Jesus. See Jesuit.
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