Christianity

Meaning

1. (uncountable, usually) An Abrahamic religion originating from the community of the followers of Jesus Christ.
2. (Hong-Kong, Philippines, uncountable, usually) Protestantism (in contrast to Catholicism)

Synonyms

Christendom

Christian religion

Confucianism

christianity

Protestantism

Portuguese missionaries

sacred teachings

religion of Christ

Christian

Translations

cristianesimo

Christentum

christianisme

cristianismo

cristianismo

christendom

χριστιανισμός

Christianismus

مسيحية

cristianisme

cristianità

Christendom

Χριστιανισμός

Christianisme

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌkɹɪstiˈænɪti/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: Cristiente

In summary

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.