christianity
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Christianity¹
- /ˌkɹɪstiˈænɪti/ UK
- /ˌkɹɪst͡ʃiˈænɪti/ US
Rhymes with -ænɪti
Where it comes from
From Middle English Cristiente, Cristente, borrowed from Old French crestienté, from Medieval Latin stem of Chrīstiānitās, from Latin christianus, Christianus, from Ancient Greek Χριστιανός (Khristianós), from Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ, anointed one”) + Latin -anus (“suffix for of, related to”) + one more suffix borrowed from Latin "ity" makes the final Christian + -ity. The term was respelled in the early modern English period to more closely reflect its Latin etymon.
proper noun Christianities · christianity
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An Abrahamic religion originating from the community of the followers of Jesus Christ.
By some paradoxical evolution rancour and intolerance have been established in the vanguard of primitive Christianity. Mrs. Spoker, in common with many of the stricter disciples of righteousness, was as inclement in demeanour as she was cadaverous in aspect.
Similar: Christianism
- Protestantism (in contrast to Catholicism)
proper noun christianity
- Christendom, the Christian world
christianity²
noun
- Obsolete form of Christianity And we wish heartily, that leaving these weak nots of Trueth, to the Papists, chief acclaimers of them, amongst christians, (that we speak nothing of aliens from christianity) ye would be pleased to adhere, with us into the holy Scriptures […]
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: christendom, church, christian church, christian religion, christ, christian, evangelical, protestantism, protestant, ecumenical, christians, cristiana, cristiano, the way, christianism, christian faith
Translations
Every language
name monotheistic religion
| Español | cristianismo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 그리스도교 geuriseudogyo, 기독교 gidokgyo, 크리스트교 keuriseuteugyo |
| 日本語 | キリスト教 kirisuto-kyō, 基督教 kirisuto-kyō |
| 中文 | 基督教 jīdūjiào, 天主教 tiānzhǔjiào |
| हिन्दी | ईसाई धर्म īsāī dharm, ईसाइयत īsāiyat, मसीही धर्म masīhī dharm |
| Kiswahili | Ukristo |
| Português | cristianismo |
| Français | christianisme, chrétienté |
| Deutsch | Christentum |
| Italiano | Cristianità, Cristianesimo |
| Ελληνικά | χριστιανισμός christianismós |
| Română | creștinism |
| Русский | христиа́нство xristiánstvo |
| Tiếng Việt | Kitô giáo, Cơ Đốc giáo, Thiên Chúa giáo |
| العربية | مَسِيحِيَّة masīḥiyya, نَصْرَانِيَّة naṣrāniyya |
| עברית | נַצְרוּת natzrút |
Talk about this word "christianity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/christianity. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. christianity. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/christianity "christianity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/christianity.Cite this
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title = {christianity},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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