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Chris⋅ti⋅an⋅i⋅ty

[kris-chee-an-i-tee]
–noun, plural -ties.
1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches.
2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; the Christianity of Augustine's thought.
3. a particular Christian religious system: She followed fundamentalist Christianity.
4. the state of being a Christian.
5. Christendom.
6. conformity to the Christian religion or to its beliefs or practices.

Origin:
1250–1300; ME cristianite < L chrīstiānitāt- (s. of chrīstiānitās), equiv. to chrīstiān- Christian + -itāt- -ity; r. ME cristiente < MF < L, as above
Chris·ti·an·i·ty   (krĭs'chē-ān'ĭ-tē, krĭs'tē-)   
n.  
  1. The Christian religion, founded on the life and teachings of Jesus.
  2. Christians as a group; Christendom.
  3. The state or fact of being a Christian.
  4. pl. Chris·ti·an·i·ties A particular form or sect of the Christian religion: the Christianities of antiquity.

Christianity

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.
Language Translation for : Christianity
Spanish: cristianismo,
German: das Christentum,
Japanese: キリスト教

Christianity

The religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Christians believe that Jesus Christ is the Messiah, sent by God. They believe that Jesus, by dying and rising from the dead, made up for the sin of Adam and thus redeemed the world, allowing all who believe in him to enter heaven. Christians rely on the Bible as the inspired word of God. (See also gospel, Nativity, Resurrection, salvation, and Sermon on the Mount.)

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