christianity
part of speech
noun (Christianity — proper noun, uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) (religion) Christianity is the religion based on the life and teaching of Jesus Christ; Christians believe Jesus is the Son of God, who died and rose again, and they follow the Bible. tree →
2) Christianity can also mean Christian people and churches as a whole. tree →
sense in the lessons
In RE pupils learn the main festivals (Christmas, Easter, Pentecost), the sacraments (baptism, communion), the Bible, prayer, and the many churches (Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant). Christianity is the largest religion in the world. Phrases: convert to Christianity, the history of Christianity, Christianity and other faiths.
examples
- Christianity began with Jesus and his disciples. tree →
- The cross is the main symbol of Christianity. tree →
- Saint Patrick brought Christianity to Ireland. tree →
- In Christianity, Easter is the most important festival. tree →
- We visited a church to learn more about Christianity. tree →
- Christianity teaches love of God and neighbour. tree →
- Ere long came another summons to a struggle with the foes of Christianity. tree →
note
Always capital C. A follower is a Christian; adjective Christian. Spelling: the h after C is silent ("kris-tee-AN-it-ee").
In the corpora
- By about 380 Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire, and it later spread across Europe.
- The Byzantines kept Roman law and Greek books alive and spread Orthodox Christianity to places like Kyiv and Moscow.
- The Reformation split western Christianity into Catholic and Protestant churches, which led to long wars and later to more religious freedom.
- Roman roads were built so legions could march fast, and the same roads carried traders, the Latin language and later Christianity.
- Christianity is the largest world religion, with about a third of the world's people.
Trees and pragmatics
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