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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Christianity \Chris*tian"i*ty\, noun [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) 2.0 [wn]:
Christianity
noun
1: 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 [syn: {Christian religion}]
2: 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" [syn: {Christendom}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
35 Moby Thesaurus words for "Christianity": Christendom, Christianism, Christlikeness, Christliness, Judeo-Christian religion, Orthodox Christianity, Protestant Christianity, angelicalness, beauty of holiness, fear of God, godlikeness, godliness, godly-mindedness, goodness, heavenliness, heavenly-mindedness, holiness, holy-mindedness, odor of sanctity, otherworldliness, pureness, pureness of heart, purity, righteousness, sainthood, saintlikeness, saintliness, saintship, sanctitude, sanctity, seraphicalness, spiritual-mindedness, spirituality, unearthliness, unworldliness
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