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"