christianity

Definition of christianity in English English dictionary: A monotheistic religion based on the teachings of Jesus Christ and various scholars who wrote the Christian Bible; {n} the religion taught by Jesus Christ; Christianity is a religion that is based on the teachings of Jesus Christ and the belief that he was the son of God. He converted to Christianity that day. the religion based on the life and beliefs of Jesus Christ. Religion stemming from the teachings of Jesus in the 1st century AD. Its sacred scripture is the Bible, particularly the New Testament. Its principal tenets are that Jesus is the Son of God (the second person of the Holy Trinity), that God's love for the world is the essential component of his being, and that Jesus died to redeem humankind. Christianity was originally a movement of Jews who accepted Jesus as the messiah, but the movement quickly became predominantly Gentile. The early church was shaped by St. Paul and other Christian missionaries and theologians; it was persecuted under the Roman Empire but supported by Constantine I, the first Christian emperor. In medieval and early modern Europe, Christian thinkers such as St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, and Martin Luther contributed to the growth of Christian theology, and beginning in the 15th century missionaries spread the faith throughout much of the world. The major divisions of Christianity are Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and Protestantism. Nearly all Christian churches have an ordained clergy, members of which are typically though not universally male. Members of the clergy lead group worship services and are viewed as intermediaries between the laity and the divine in some churches. Most Christian churches administer two sacraments, baptism and the Eucharist. In the early 21st century there were more than two billion adherents of Christianity throughout the world, found on all continents. Identity Christianity Unity School of Christianity Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity; A monotheistic religion based on the teachings of Jesus Christ; The faith of the Christians; various syncretic religions that follow interpreted teachings of the figure Jesus of Nazareth, as expressed in the New Testament of the Bible, and the various versions and interpretations thereof; The religion of Christians; the system of doctrines and precepts taught by Christ; flavour of religion which developed on Earth at the beginning of its self-referential calendar ironically, its founding namesake advanced the importance of deemphasis of rules in decision making, while many followers even have tended to create more rules (usually for consumption by others) At some times it was viewed as superstition, at other times it was used to subjugate its followers and to excuse various wars Because of its historical baggage, and because of the deemphasis of its mysticism by church authorities, it lost many followers in the late second and early third milliennia later it was discovered to embody as much mysticism as any other religion and it regained a large following but surely there must be more; Practical conformity of one's inward and outward life to the spirit of the Christian religion The body of Christian believers; a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior; a religion based on the teachings of Jesus Christ Originally a Jewish sect believing that Jesus was the prophesied Hebrew Messiah, Christianity grew into one of the world's most popular religions; the collective body of Christians throughout the world and history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and Australia); "for a thousand years the Roman Catholic Church was the principal church of Christendom"; {i} religion which is based upon the teachings of Jesus Christ and his apostles; Xianity
Christian: Of, like or relating to Christianity or Christians
Christian: An individual who has a personal relationship with Jesus Christ
Christian: A patronymic surname
Christian: A female given name of medieval usage, rare today
Christian: Righteous, ethical or moral
Christian: Kind, charitable, or generous
To non-Christians, this may be an offensive usage (similarly, see the offensive usage of Jew).
Christian: A male given name found in England since the twelfth century
Christian: An individual who seeks to live his or her life according to the principles and values taught by Jesus Christ
Judeo-Christianity: The Jewish and Christian religions considered as having shared historical and ethical values
Western Christianity: The Catholic, as opposed to the Orthodox, form of Christianity
muscular Christianity: A Victorian movement stressing the need for energetic Christian activism in combination with an ideal of vigorous masculinity
christian: {a} of or belonging to Christianity
christian: {n} a follower or disciple of Christ
Christian: {i} male first name
Christian: A Christian is someone who follows the teachings of Jesus Christ. He was a devout Christian
Christian: Christian means relating to Christianity or Christians. the Christian Church. the Christian faith Most of my friends are Christian. American jazz guitarist and blues singer. One of the first to amplify the guitar, he influenced its emergence as a solo instrument in jazz. a person who believes in the ideas taught by Jesus Christ. born July 1, 1481, Nyborg, Den. died Jan. 25, 1559, Kalundborg King of Denmark and Norway (1513-23) and of Sweden (1520-23). He succeeded his father, John, as king of Denmark and Norway. In 1517 he invaded Sweden, defeating the forces of the Swedish regent, and was crowned Sweden's king in 1520. However, he ordered a massacre of Swedish nobles (the Stockholm Bloodbath) that helped incite a successful Swedish war for independence, marking the end of the Kalmar Union in 1523. That year a revolt in Denmark forced Christian to flee to the Netherlands. After attempting to regain his kingdom, he was arrested by Danish forces in 1532 and spent the rest of his life imprisoned in Danish castles. born Aug. 12, 1503, Gottorp, Schleswig died Jan. 1, 1559, Kolding, Den. King of Denmark and Norway (1534-59). Son of King Frederick I, he assumed control of the kingdom after winning a civil war known as the Count's War. He arrested the Catholic bishops who had opposed him and organized the Diet of Copenhagen (1536), which confiscated episcopal property and established the state Lutheran church. By forming close ties between the church and the crown, he laid the foundation for the absolutist Danish monarchy of the 17th century. born April 12, 1577, Frederiksborg Castle, Hillerød, Den. died Feb. 28, 1648, Copenhagen King of Denmark and Norway (1588-1648). He succeeded to the throne on the death of his father, Frederick II, but a regency ruled until 1596. After his coronation he succeeded in limiting the powers of the Rigsråd (state council). He led two unsuccessful wars against Sweden and brought disaster to his country by leading it into the Thirty Years' War. He was eventually forced to accept the increased power of the nobility, which had long opposed his warlike policies. However, he energetically promoted trade and shipping, was a great builder and founder of cities, left a national heritage of fine buildings, and was considered one of the most popular of Danish kings. born April 8, 1818, Gottorp, Schleswig died Jan. 29, 1906, Copenhagen, Den. King of Denmark (1863-1906). He succeeded the childless Frederick VII, whose cousin he had married. When he became king, he was forced by popular feeling to sign the November Constitution, which incorporated Schleswig into the state (see Schleswig-Holstein Question). This led to the disastrous war of 1864 against Prussia and Austria. After the war, he unsuccessfully resisted the advance of full parliamentary government in Denmark. born Sept. 26, 1870, Charlottenlund, Den. died April 20, 1947, Copenhagen King of Denmark (1912-47) who symbolized his nation's resistance to the German occupation in World War II. He assumed the throne on the death of his father, Frederick VIII (1843-1912). In 1915 Christian signed a constitution granting equal suffrage to men and women. After the German occupation began in 1940, he rode frequently on horseback through the streets of Copenhagen, showing that he had not abandoned his claim to national sovereignty, and he opposed Nazi demands for anti-Jewish legislation. His speech against the occupation forces in 1943 led to his imprisonment until the end of the war. Young Men's Christian Association Andersen Hans Christian Bach Johann Christian Billroth Christian Albert Theodor Christian Charlie Charles Christian Christian II Christian III Christian IV Christian IX Christian X Christian caste Christian Democracy Christian Democratic Union Christian Science Christian Science Monitor The Christian socialism Christian Social Union Diesel Rudolf Christian Karl Diez Friedrich Christian Dior Christian Christian Emil Maries Küpper Ehrenberg Christian Gottfried Fabricius Johann Christian Alicia Christian Foster fundamentalism Christian Christian Frederik Carl Georg Valdemar Axel Hahnemann Christian Friedrich Samuel Hebbel Christian Friedrich Heine Christian Johann Heinrich Hölderlin Johann Christian Friedrich Christian Huyghens Christian Democratic Party Johansson Per Christian Lehár Franz Christian Ferencz Christian Lehár Mommsen Christian Matthias Theodor Olav Alexander Edward Christian Frederik Ørsted Hans Christian Johan Julius Christian Sibelius Simenon Georges Joseph Christian Smuts Jan Christian Southern Christian Leadership Conference Wolff Christian Freiherr baron von Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Christian: {i} follower of Jesus Christ, adherent of Christianity
Christian: A believer in Christianity
Christian: Kind, charitable
Christian: {s} pertaining to Christ; pertaining to Christians or Christianity
Christian: found in England since the twelfth century
Christian: of medieval usage, rare today
Identity Christianity: North American Christian movement that identifies Anglo-Saxon and other European peoples with the lost tribes of Israel. Anti-Semitic and racist, Identity Christianity posits that God's covenant was actually with the European peoples and that the Jews are the offspring of Eve and Satan, and it characterizes blacks as subhuman. Though it has been largely unsuccessful in persuading "white Israelites" of their purported identity, small churches are active (mainly in the northwestern U.S.) and the movement proselytizes through publications, recordings, and the Internet
Unity School of Christianity: Religious movement founded in 1889 by Charles Fillmore (1854-1948) and his wife, Myrtle Fillmore (1845-1931), in Kansas City, Mo. , U.S. Believing that spiritual healing had cured Myrtle of tuberculosis, the couple began to endorse spiritual healing. Until 1922, Unity was a member of the International New Thought Alliance. Unlike some New Thought groups, Unity embraces practical Christianity and modern medicine. It has no definite creed and is interdenominational. Its Silent Unity service helps people through counseling and prayer, responding to 2.5 million requests for aid a year via mail, telephone, and Internet. Unity publishes magazines and books, and it conducts classes for prospective Unity ministers
christian: One who believes, or professes or is assumed to believe, in Jesus Christ, and the truth as taught by Him; especially, one whose inward and outward life is conformed to the doctrines of Christ
christian: One of a sect (called Christian Connection) of open-communion immersionists
christian: Anyone that believes in Christ and his teachings When the Spanish Inquisition started in 1478, all
christian: relating to or characteristic of Christianity; "Christian rites"
christian: Of or relating to Jesus the Christ or the religion deriving for him
christian: following the teachings or manifesting the qualities or spirit of Jesus Christ
christian: A disciple of Jesus Christ Many persons have made the claim of being Christ's disciples, but Jesus himself said he would disown those calling him Lord if they did not do the will of his father (Mat 7: 21-23) The founder of Christianity was above all other things a witness of his heavenly father Jehovah (Rev 1: 5) His true followers today are likewise (1Pe 2: 21)
christian: They are also called Disciples of Christ, and Campbellites
christian: n Nasrani
christian: A follower of Jesus Christ The name first given to the disciples of Jesus in the city of Antioch (Acts 11-26)
christian: Pertaining to the church; ecclesiastical; as, a Christian court
christian: Those who follow the teachings of Jesus Christ
christian: a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination
christian: The word "Christian" comes from the Greek word christianos which is derived from the word christos, or Christ, which means "anointed one " A Christian, then, is someone who is a follower of Christ The first use of the word "Christian" in the Bible is found in Acts 11: 26, "And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch " It is found only twice more in Acts 26: 28 and 1 Pet 4: 16 However, it is important to note that it is the true Christ that makes someone a Christian, not the Mormon one (brother of the devil), or the JW one (Michael the Archangel), the New Age Jesus (a man in tune with the divine Christ Consciousness), etc The true Christ is God in flesh: Jesus
christian: the name given (by others) to the followers of Jesus Christ
christian: Characteristic of Christian people; civilized; kind; kindly; gentle; beneficent
christian: one who follows, broadly or specifically, the teachings of the figure Jesus of Nazareth in the books of the New Testament of the Bible
christian: according to the New Testament, this term was first used at Antioch to describe the Jewish faction that believed they had found the "Christ" (i e , Messiah) in Yeshua Today it means anyone who trusts in "the Christ" (i e , Yeshua/Jesus) as his Savior
christian: Pertaining to Christ or his religion; as, Christian people
christian: One born in a Christian country or of Christian parents, and who has not definitely becomes an adherent of an opposing system
christian: A FOLLOWER OF CHRIST At first Christians were exclusively Jews After Christ's death, Gentiles were brought into the faith and after the apostasy Gentiles dominated the faith to the point of excluding and persecuting Jews
christian: One who fully trusts the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ as the only substitutionary sacrifice for their sin and sins (An admittedly over-simplified definition )
christian: One of a Christian denomination which rejects human creeds as bases of fellowship, and sectarian names
christian: a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination following the teachings or manifesting the qualities or spirit of Jesus Christ relating to or characteristic of Christianity; "Christian rites
christian: Poland is a Catholic country (over 95% of the population), and the Catholic Church plays a very important role in society With AWS's victory, it has begun to wield even more power than in the past, as the line between the church and state blurs For instance, AWS leader Marian Krzaklewski wants to create a new political party based on "Christian values and ideals", which sounds much like the Christian Coalition in the United States Politicians often stress the need for societies to adopt Christian values, but here this often means anti-abortion legislation or religion at school Perhaps the most telling sign of the Church's power in Poland (and in Parliament) is the crucifix that was hung one night over the entrance to the main chamber of the Sejm An AWS member has taken responsibility, and openly dared anyone to take it down A recent survey shows 52% of Poles in favor of leaving the cross up So far, their wishes have been granted
christian: The Bible is their only authoritative rule of faith and practice
christian: They are congregational in church government, and baptize by immersion
christian: "One who believes the New Testament is a divinely inspired book admirably suited to the spiritual needs of his neighbor One who follows the teachings of Christ in so far as they are not inconsistent with a life of sin " [DD] Fundies believe only another Fundie can be a Christian
convert to christianity: change religion to christianity
converting to Christianity: formally adopting the Christian religion
the principles of Christianity: basic beliefs of the Christian religion

christianity

Hyphenation

Chris·ti·a·ni·ty

Turkish pronunciation

krîsçiänîti

Pronunciation

/ˌkrəsʧēˈanətē/ /ˌkrɪsʧiːˈænɪtiː/

Etymology

() *Respelling of Middle English cristente, from Old French crestiente, from Medieval Latin stem of christianitas, from Latin christianus * c. 1590, from Latin Christianus, from Ancient Greek Χριστιανός (Christianos), from Χριστός (Christos, “Christ, anointed one”) + -ιανός (-ianos, “of, related to”) * Christian ( = Christ + -ian ) +‎ -ity