Christianity

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: Chris=ti=an=i=ty

CIDE DICTIONARY

Christianity, n. [OE. cristiente, OF. cristienté, F. chrétienté, fr. L. christianitas. ].

•  The religion of Christians; the system of doctrines and precepts taught by Christ.  [1913 Webster]
•  Practical conformity of one's inward and outward life to the spirit of the Christian religion  [1913 Webster]
•  The body of Christian believers.  [1913 Webster]

  "To Walys fled the christianitee
  Of olde Britons."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Christianity, n.
1 the Christian religion; its beliefs and practices.
2 being a Christian; Christian quality or character.
3 = CHRISTENDOM.

Etymology

ME cristianite f. OF crestient{eacute} f. crestien CHRISTIAN

THESAURUS

Christianity

Christendom, Christianism, Christlikeness, Christliness, Judeo-Christian religion, Orthodox Christianity, Protestant Christianity, angelicalness, beauty of holiness, fear of God, godlikeness, godliness, godly-mindedness, goodness, heavenliness, heavenly-mindedness, holiness, holy-mindedness, odor of sanctity, otherworldliness, pureness, pureness of heart, purity, righteousness, sainthood, saintlikeness, saintliness, saintship, sanctitude, sanctity, seraphicalness, spiritual-mindedness, spirituality, unearthliness, unworldliness

ROGET THESAURUS

Christianity

Orthodoxy

N orthodoxy, strictness, soundness, religious truth, true faith, truth, soundness of doctrine, Christianity, Christianism, Catholicism, Catholicity, the faith once delivered to the saints, hyperorthodoxy, iconoclasm, The Church, Catholic Church, Universal Church, Apostolic Church, Established Church, temple of the Holy Ghost, Church of Christ, body of Christ, members of Christ, disciples of Christ, followers of Christ, Christian, Christian community, true believer, canonist, Christendom, collective body of Christians, canons, thirty nine articles, Apostles' Creed, Nicene Creed, Athanasian Creed, Church Catechism, textuary, orthodox, sound, strick, faithful, catholic, schismless, Christian, evangelical, scriptural, divine, monotheistic, true, of the true faith.