Christ

n 1: a prophet of the first century (circa 8 BC - 29 AD); to

Christians he was both God and man--the Messiah sent to

save the human race from the sin it inherited through

the Fall of Man [syn: {Jesus}, {Jesus of Nazareth}, {Jesus

Christ}, {Christ}, {Savior}, {Saviour}, {Good Shepherd},

{Redeemer}]

2: any expected deliverer [syn: {messiah}]

chemist

(Cambridge) Someone who wastes computer time on {number

crunching} when you'd far rather the computer were doing

something more productive, such as working out anagrams of

your name or printing Snoopy calendars or running {life}

patterns. May or may not refer to someone who actually

studies chemistry.

[{Jargon File}]

(1995-02-07)