Christianism

[ kris-chuh-niz-uhm ]

noun

1. the beliefs and practices of Christians.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Christianism¹

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

Example Sentences

But we would never call that “Christianism.”

From Slate

Yet there’s one more similarity between these two respective Republicans, and it’s one that may tell us a lot about the future of Christianism in the GOP: Both have previously supported — and are now desperately trying to disown — initiatives pushed by Christianist activists to add so-called personhood amendments to the constitutions of their states.

From Salon

Breivik offers a clear instance of "Christianism" - the use of travestied Christian doctrines for the advancement of violent and revolutionary views.

From BBC

Was not Christianism essentially Asiatic, before Saint Paul had stripped it of Jewish trappings?

From Project Gutenberg

Islam is not more fatalist than determinism, and it is still less than Christianism which adheres strictly to the letter of the following precepts of the Gospel: 'Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on.'

From Project Gutenberg