a thorny shrub popularly supposed to have formed Christ’s crown of thorns, in particular:
a number of Protestant denominations, chiefly in the US, originating in the Disciples of Christ but later separating over doctrinal issues
a Protestant denomination, originating among American Presbyterians in the early 19th century and found chiefly in the US, which rejects creeds and regards the Bible as the only basis of faith
used to express impatience, annoyance, urgency, or desperation
the central figure of the Christian religion