Chris·tian·i·ty /ˌkrɪsʧiˈænəti, ˌkrɪʃ, ˈʧænə, ˌkrɪstiˈæ-/
基督教,基督教精神
Chris·tian·i·ty n.
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.
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Christianity
n 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]