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Xianity

Xianity is the abbreviation of Christianity.

Meaning of Christianity

Proper noun

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
    Synonyms:
    Christianism
  2. (Hong-Kong, Philippines, usually) Protestantism (in contrast to Catholicism)

See all 3 meanings of christianity

Forms of Xianity

alternative formXtianity

Origin of Xianity

From Christianity, replacing Christ with the abbreviation X, from Ancient Greek Χ (Kh, the letter chi), the first letter of Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ”). Compare the more common Xmas. By surface analysis, Xian + -ity.

Questions about Xianity

What is Xianity the abbreviation of?
Xianity is the abbreviation of Christianity.

Words near Xianity in the dictionary

  1. Xiangxiang
  2. Xiangyang
  3. Xiangyao
  4. Xiangyuan
  5. Xiangzhou
  6. Xianity
  7. Xianju
  8. Xianning
  9. xians
  10. Xiantao
  11. xianxia

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Xianity (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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