Christianity

English

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Etymology

From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#CHRISTIANITYCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#CHRISTIANITY Cristiente, Cristente, borrowed from Old FrenchCategory:English terms derived from Old French#CHRISTIANITY crestienté, from Medieval LatinCategory:English terms derived from Medieval Latin#CHRISTIANITY stem of Chrīstiānitās, from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#CHRISTIANITY christianus, Christianus, from Ancient GreekCategory:English terms derived from Ancient Greek#CHRISTIANITY 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 + -ityCategory:English terms suffixed with -ity#CHRISTIANITY. The term was respelled in the early modern English period to more closely reflect its Latin etymon.

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Christianity (usually uncountable, plural Christianities)Category:English lemmas#CHRISTIANITYCategory:English proper nouns#CHRISTIANITYCategory:English uncountable nouns#CHRISTIANITYCategory:English countable nouns#CHRISTIANITYCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#CHRISTIANITYCategory:Pages with entries#CHRISTIANITYCategory:Pages with 1 entry#CHRISTIANITY

  1. An Abrahamic religion originating from the community of the followers of Jesus Christ.
  2. (Hong KongCategory:Hong Kong English#CHRISTIANITY, PhilippinesCategory:Philippine English#CHRISTIANITY) Protestantism (in contrast to Catholicism)

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Proper noun

ChristianityCategory:English lemmas#CHRISTIANITYCategory:English proper nouns#CHRISTIANITYCategory:English uncountable nouns#CHRISTIANITYCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#CHRISTIANITYCategory:Pages with entries#CHRISTIANITYCategory:Pages with 1 entry#CHRISTIANITY

  1. Christendom, the Christian world

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