"Christianism" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɹɪʃ.t͡ʃən.ɪzm̩/, /ˈkɹɪs.tjən.ɪzm̩/, /ˈkɹɪs.t͡ʃən.ɪzm̩/ Forms: Christianisms [plural]
Etymology: From Latin christianismus; compare French christianisme, equivalent to Christian + -ism. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|christianismus|}} Latin christianismus, {{m+|fr|christianisme|w=1}} French christianisme, {{af|en|Christian|-ism}} Christian + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Christianism (countable and uncountable, plural Christianisms)
  1. The Christian religion; Christianity. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Christianism-en-noun-zNLkuIgg
  2. The Christian world; Christendom. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Christianism-en-noun-uHChVtmd
  3. (US, derogatory) A political ideology centered around Christian fundamentalism. Tags: US, countable, derogatory, uncountable Categories (topical): Theocracy Translations (ideology centered around Christian fundamentalism): kristillismi (Finnish), Christianismus [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-Christianism-en-noun-kb9f0Jh5 Disambiguation of Theocracy: 31 18 51 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 34 56 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 10 12 78 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 18 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 13 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 12 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 13 14 73 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 13 19 68 Disambiguation of 'ideology centered around Christian fundamentalism': 19 19 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Christianity, Christendom Related terms: Christianist, dominionism

Inflected forms

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