Noun: christ krIst
- Any expected deliverer
"Many people saw him as a christ who would solve all their problems";
- messiah
- Resembling or showing the spirit of Christ
"Her Christly compassion for the poor was admirable";
- christlike
See also: Christian
Type of: deliverer, rescuer, savior [N. Amer], saviour [Brit, Cdn]
Encyclopedia: Christ, Temptation of