Christianism

American  

[kris-chuh-niz-uhm] / ˈkrɪs tʃəˌnɪz əm /

noun

1. the beliefs and practices of Christians.

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Etymology

Origin of Christianism

1570–80; < Late Latin Chrīstiānismus < Greek Chrīstiānismós Christianity, equivalent to chrīstiān ( ós ) Christian + -ismos -ism

Example Sentences

"The emotions of men," Rousseau argued, "have by seventeen hundred years of asceticism and Christianism been so disciplined, that they can now be trusted to their own guidance."

From The Origins and Destiny of Imperial Britain Nineteenth Century Europe by Cramb, J. A. (John Adam)

Descartes' independence of thought did not tend to revolt, as he had proved: in publishing his Discourse on Method he halted at the threshold of Christianism without laying his hand upon the sanctuary.

From A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 5 by Black, Robert

Everlasting Justice, yet with Penitence, with everlasting Pity,—all Christianism, as Dante and the Middle Ages had it, is emblemed there.

From English Critical Essays Nineteenth Century by Jones, Edmund David

They are not socialists, but both see that modern socialism and orthodox Christianism are utterly irreconcilable incompatibilities.

From Communism and Christianism Analyzed and Contrasted from the Marxian and Darwinian Points of View by Brown, William Montgomery

This booklet, Communism and Christianism, is a contribution by Bishop and Mrs. Wm.

From Communism and Christianism Analyzed and Contrasted from the Marxian and Darwinian Points of View by Brown, William Montgomery