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Definition of Christianity
1. Noun. 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.
Exact synonyms: Christian Religion
Examples of category: Mortification, Inerrancy, Errancy, Paradise, Hell, Infernal Region, Inferno, Nether Region, Perdition, Pit, Tritheism, Article Of Faith, Credendum, Annunciation, Ecumenicalism, Ecumenicism, Ecumenism, Immaculate Conception, Immaculate Conception Of The Virgin Mary, Incarnation, Nicene Creed, Real Presence, Assumption, Communion, Council, Church Father, Father, Father Of The Church, Antichrist, Laurentius, Lawrence, Saint Lawrence, St. Lawrence, Ascension, Ascension Day, Ascension Of The Lord, August 6, Transfiguration, Transfiguration Day, Transubstantiate, Receive, Assume, Cursed, Damned, Doomed, Unredeemed, Unsaved, Ransomed, Redeemed
Generic synonyms: Faith, Religion, Religious Belief
Specialized synonyms: Adventism, Second Adventism, Catholicism, Catholicity, Albigensianism, Catharism, Donatism, Protestantism, Puseyism, Tractarianism
Derivative terms: Christian
Examples of category: Mortification, Inerrancy, Errancy, Paradise, Hell, Infernal Region, Inferno, Nether Region, Perdition, Pit, Tritheism, Article Of Faith, Credendum, Annunciation, Ecumenicalism, Ecumenicism, Ecumenism, Immaculate Conception, Immaculate Conception Of The Virgin Mary, Incarnation, Nicene Creed, Real Presence, Assumption, Communion, Council, Church Father, Father, Father Of The Church, Antichrist, Laurentius, Lawrence, Saint Lawrence, St. Lawrence, Ascension, Ascension Day, Ascension Of The Lord, August 6, Transfiguration, Transfiguration Day, Transubstantiate, Receive, Assume, Cursed, Damned, Doomed, Unredeemed, Unsaved, Ransomed, Redeemed
Generic synonyms: Faith, Religion, Religious Belief
Specialized synonyms: Adventism, Second Adventism, Catholicism, Catholicity, Albigensianism, Catharism, Donatism, Protestantism, Puseyism, Tractarianism
Derivative terms: Christian
2. Noun. 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"
Exact synonyms: Christendom
Generic synonyms: Body
Terms within: Christian Church, Church, Church
Derivative terms: Christian, Christian
Generic synonyms: Body
Terms within: Christian Church, Church, Church
Derivative terms: Christian, Christian
Definition of Christianity
1. n. The religion of Christians; the system of doctrines and precepts taught by Christ.
Medical Definition of Christianity
1. The religion stemming from the life, teachings, and death of jesus christ: the religion that believes in god as the father almighty who works redemptively through the holy spirit for men's salvation and that affirms jesus christ as lord and savior who proclaimed to man the gospel of salvation. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Christianity
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