Christianism

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Christianism

/ˈkɹɪʃ.t͡ʃən.ɪzm̩/
/ˈkɹɪs.tjən.ɪzm̩/
/ˈkɹɪs.t͡ʃən.ɪzm̩/

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From Latin chrīstiānismus; compare French christianisme, equivalent to Christian + -ism.

noun Christianisms

countable, uncountable The Christian religion.
Similar: Christianity
countable, uncountable The Christian world.
Similar: Christendom
US, countable, derogatory, uncountable A political ideology centered around Christian fundamentalism. Christianism is an ideology, politics, an ism. The distinction between Christian and Christianist echoes the distinction we make between Muslim and Islamist. Muslims are those who follow Islam. Islamists are those who want to wield Islam as a political force and conflate state and mosque.

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noun ideology centered around Christian fundamentalism

Deutsch	Christianismus

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"Christianism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/christianism. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{christianism_2026,
  title = {Christianism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/christianism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}