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christianity

UK/ˌkɹɪstiˈænɪti//ˌkɹɪst͡ʃiˈænɪti/

christianity is the obsolete form of Christianity.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Christianity

Christianity (usually uncountable, plural Christianities)

  1. (usually) 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.1921, Ben Travers, chapter 4, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC
    • As a result, Christianity developed as a separate religion from Judaism.2002, The Atlas of Great Jewish Communities: A Voyage Through History, page 27
    Synonyms:
    Christianism
  2. (Hong-Kong, Philippines, usually) Protestantism (in contrast to Catholicism)

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Christianity

Christianity

  1. Christendom, the Christian world

Synonyms of christianity

Forms of christianity

pluralChristianities
alternative form (obsolete)christianity

Origin of christianity

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.

Words formed from christianity

Phrases with christianity

Questions about christianity

What does christianity mean?
Christianity means an Abrahamic religion originating from the community of the followers of Jesus Christ.
What is christianity the obsolete form of?
Christianity is the obsolete form of Christianity.
What part of speech is christianity?
Christianity is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce christianity?
Christianity is pronounced /ˌkɹɪstiˈænɪti/ (UK).

Words near christianity in the dictionary

  1. Christianist
  2. christianistic
  3. Christianists
  4. christianite
  5. Christianities
  6. christianity
  7. Christianization
  8. Christianizations
  9. Christianize
  10. Christianized
  11. Christianizer

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Adapted from Wiktionary: christianity (page history and authors); Christianity (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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