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Christianity

Christianity

159 3.2
The worldwide group of people, churches, and beliefs that follow Jesus Christ
  • noun
  • /ˌkrɪs.tʃiˈæn.ɪ.ti/
translation icon : cristiandad
  • But in America, there appeared to be relative harmony between Christianity and democracy.
  • Judaism and Christianity
  • Christianity and Islam
  • convert to Christianity

Every single sect of Christianity in the country has this.

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Examples

  • Yet the basic ideas of Judaism and Christianity are all but ignored.

    Academic text (1991)
  • In many places, Christianity was slow to bridge the gap.

  • These are all part of this larger effort to to apply Christianity in terms of society.

  • And I wanted to explore the space on the ground where Christianity and Islam actually meet.

  • There was a time when Christianity here grew and flourished here.

  • Surely, the parallels to Christianity are not lost on you.

  • By doing this, Luther also starts a process that splinters Christianity into a million pieces.

  • One and a half millennia of Christianity has affected the Welsh language.

    Academic text (1999)
  • This is there's a large group of people in evangelical Christianity who believe this, still believe this.

  • The place where Christianity began is known for its historical significance.

Synonyms

Christendom
vsChristianity
11 8.6

Areas of the world where most people follow the Christian religion

describes the global body of believers not just cultural or territorial areas
Christian religion
vsChristianity
3 1.5

A religion based on Jesus Christ that says he is the savior and teaches love and forgiveness

stresses the global community and its institutions as well as beliefs
ecclesia
vsChristianity
  • Specialized
1 9.9

All Christian believers considered as one worldwide church

is the everyday collective with beliefs and institutions beyond theology
ecumene
vsChristianity
  • Specialized
9.9

All Christians around the world seen as one church community

includes shared beliefs and institutions beyond organizational unity

Compounds

9.9

A way of choosing some Christian teachings to follow and ignoring others

Surface Forms

Christianity singular

Morphology

Christianity = Christian (transparent) = Christ + ian + ity

Standard nominalization of the adjective 'Christian' by '-ity' to refer to the collective system or body.

Etymology

Christianity can also mean the whole community and institutions of people who follow Christ; the name comes from Christian (a 'follower of Christ') plus the ending -ity meaning 'state of', so it now refers to the worldwide body and its shared beliefs.