Christianity - Definition
christianity
n 1: 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
[syn: Christianity, Christian religion]
2: the collective body of Christians throughout the world and
history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and
Australia); "for a thousand years the Roman Catholic Church
was the principal church of Christendom" [syn: Christendom,
Christianity]