2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Christianity \Chris*tian"i*ty\, n. [OE. cristiente OF
cristient['e], F. chr['e]tient['e], fr L. christianitas ]
1. The religion of Christians; the system of doctrines and
precepts taught by Christ.
2. Practical conformity of one's inward and outward life to
the spirit of the Christian religion
3. The body of Christian believers. [Obs.]
To Walys fled the christianitee Of olde Britons.
--Chaucer.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
Christianity
n 1: the system of Christian beliefs and practices [syn: {Christianity},
{Christian religion}]
2: a group of Christians; any group professing Christian
doctrine or belief; "church is a biblical term for
assembly" [syn: {church}, {Christian church}, {Christianity}]
3: the collective body of Christians throughout the world and
history; "for a thousand years the Roman Catholic Church
was the principal church of Christendom" [syn: {Christendom},
{Christianity}]
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