Meaning of CHRISTIANITY
| Pronunciation: | | `krischee'anitee
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- [n] the system of Christian beliefs and practices
- [n] the collective body of Christians throughout the world and history; "for a thousand years the Roman Catholic Church was the principal church of Christendom"
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| | Synonyms: | | Christendom, Christian religion |
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| | See Also: | | Adventism, body, Catholicism, Catholicity, Christian church, church, faith, Protestantism, Puseyism, religion, religious belief, Second Adventism, Tractarianism | |
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| | Definition: | | \Chris*tian"i*ty\, n. [OE. cristiente, OF.
cristient['e], F. chr['e]tient['e], fr. L. christianitas. ]
1. The religion of Christians; the system of doctrines and
precepts taught by Christ.
2. Practical conformity of one's inward and outward life to
the spirit of the Christian religion
3. The body of Christian believers. [Obs.]
To Walys fled the christianitee Of olde Britons.
--Chaucer.
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| | Related Terms: | | angelicalness, beauty of holiness, Christendom, Christianism, Christlikeness, Christliness, fear of God, godlikeness, godliness, godly-mindedness, goodness, heavenliness, heavenly-mindedness, holiness, holy-mindedness, Judeo-Christian religion, odor of sanctity, Orthodox Christianity, otherworldliness, Protestant Christianity, pureness, pureness of heart, purity, righteousness, sainthood, saintlikeness, saintliness, saintship, sanctitude, sanctity, seraphicalness, spirituality, spiritual-mindedness, unearthliness, unworldliness |
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