Christianity

noun

Chris·​tian·​i·​ty ˌkris-chē-ˈa-nə-tē 

ˌkrish-,

-ˈcha-nə-,

ˌkris-tē-ˈa-

1

: the religion derived from Jesus Christ, based on the Bible as sacred scripture, and professed by Eastern, Roman Catholic, and Protestant bodies

2

: conformity to the Christian religion

3

: the practice of Christianity

Examples of Christianity in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That play also happens to come at a pivotal time in American politics and culture, in which Christianity has landed, with ever firmer footing, in the mainstream. —Avery Stone, HollywoodReporter, 20 June 2025

But Christian Nationalism – an offshoot of evangelical Christianity, puts the focus on something radically different. —Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 June 2025

Over time, the original ambitions of the colonizers — to convert Greenlanders to Christianity and secure control over trade, as well as the expectation of discovering mineral resources or even gold to exploit — were abandoned or deemed unrealistic. —Morten Høi Jensen, The Dial, 19 June 2025

Some cultures, Eliade shows, preserve their eternals by simply denying the force of history; in Lyell’s case, the culture at hand was Christianity, and the ideal was the unique status of humankind. —Lewis Hyde, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Christianity

• humanity
• inanity
• insanity
• profanity
• urbanity
• inhumanity
• sanity
• vanity

Kids Definition

Christianity

noun

Chris·​ti·​an·​i·​ty

ˌkris-chē-ˈan-ət-ē,

ˌkrish-,

-chan-;

ˌkris-tē-ˈan-

1

: the religion of Christians

2

: the practice of Christianity