Christianity
noun/ˌkrɪstiˈænəti/
/ˌkrɪstiˈænəti/
[uncountable]- the religion that is based on the teachings of Jesus Christ and the belief that he was the son of God
- Christianity spread rapidly in the first century.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- evangelical
- fundamentalist
- Orthodox
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French crestiente, from crestien ‘Christian’, influenced by late Latin christianitas, from Latin Christianus, from Christus ‘Christ’.Definitions on the go
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