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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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