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Christianity

chris·tia·nity

UK/ˌkɹɪstiˈænɪti/ US/ˌkɹɪst͡ʃiˈænɪti/ fairly common

noun

1.

a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior

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2.

the collective body of Christians throughout the world and history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and Australia)

  • “for a thousand years the Roman Catholic Church was the principal church of Christendom”
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Origin

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.

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