Definitions of Christianity
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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
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synonyms:
Christian religion
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types:
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Adventism, Second Adventism
any Christian religion that believes the second coming of Christ is imminent
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Catholicism, Catholicity
the beliefs and practices of a Catholic Church
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Albigensianism, Catharism
a Christian movement considered to be a medieval descendant of Manichaeism in southern France in the 12th and 13th centuries; characterized by dualism (asserted the coexistence of two mutually opposed principles, one good and one evil); was exterminated for heresy during the Inquisition
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Donatism
a schismatic Christian religion in northern Africa from the 4th to the 7th century; held that only those who led a blameless life belonged in the church or could administer the sacraments
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Protestantism
the theological system of any of the churches of western Christendom that separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation
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Puseyism, Tractarianism
principles of the founders of the Oxford movement as expounded in pamphlets called `Tracts for the Times'
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predestinarianism
the belief or doctrine of predestinarians
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Seventh-Day Adventism
Adventism that is strongly Protestant and observes Saturday as the Sabbath
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Roman Catholicism, Romanism, papism
the beliefs and practices of the Catholic Church based in Rome
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Eastern Catholicism
the beliefs and practices of any of the eastern Catholic Churches based in Constantinople or Antioch or Alexandria or Moscow or Jerusalem
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Anglicanism
the faith and doctrine and practice of the Anglican Church
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Arminianism
17th century theology (named after its founder Jacobus Arminius) that opposes the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin and holds that human free will is compatible with God's sovereignty
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Calvinism
the theological system of John Calvin and his followers emphasizing omnipotence of God and salvation by grace alone
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Christian Science
religious system based on teachings of Mary Baker Eddy emphasizing spiritual healing
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Lutheranism
teachings of Martin Luther emphasizing the cardinal doctrine of justification by faith alone
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Unitarianism
Christian doctrine that stresses individual freedom of belief and rejects the Trinity
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Trinitarianism
Christian doctrine stressing belief in the Trinity
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Congregationalism
system of beliefs and church government of a Protestant denomination in which each member church is self-governing
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Mennonitism
system of beliefs and practices including belief in scriptural authority; plain dress; adult baptism; foot washing; restriction of marriage to members of the group
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evangelicalism
stresses the importance of personal conversion and faith as the means of salvation
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fundamentalism
the interpretation of every word in the sacred texts as literal truth
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Methodism
the religious beliefs and practices of Methodists characterized by concern with social welfare and public morals
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Wesleyanism, Wesleyism
evangelical principles taught by John Wesley
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Anabaptism
a Protestant movement in the 16th century that believed in the primacy of the Bible, baptised only believers, not infants, and believed in complete separation of church and state
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Baptistic doctrine
any of various doctrines closely related to Anabaptism
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Mormonism
the doctrines and practices of the Mormon Church based on the Book of Mormon
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pentecostalism
the principles and practices of Pentecostal religious groups; characterized by religious excitement and talking in tongues
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Presbyterianism
the doctrines and practices of the Presbyterian Church: based in Calvinism
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Puritanism
the beliefs and practices characteristic of Puritans (most of whom were Calvinists who wished to purify the Church of England of its Catholic aspects)
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faith, religion, religious belief
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
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the collective body of Christians throughout the world and history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and Australia)
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synonyms:
Christendom
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type of:
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body
a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
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Pronunciation
US
/ˈkrɪstʃiˌænədi/
UK
/krɪstiˈænɪti/
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