Christ-killer
noun/ˈkraɪs(t)ˌkɪlə(r)/
Etymology From Christ + killer. First use appears c. 1532 in the publications of Saint Thomas More. The first sense derives from the belief that Jews were responsible for the crucifixion of Jesus Christ as told in the Bible.
- Sometimes, when a Jew chanced to visit it some of its boys would descend upon him with shouts of "Damned Jew!" "Christ-killer!" and sick their dogs at him.1917, Abraham Cahan, The Rise of David Levinsky, A Novel, page 9:
- Related terms
- deicide