"Christentum" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkʁɪstn̩tuːm/ Audio: De-Christentum.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German kristentuom. By surface analysis, Christ + -en- + -tum. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|kristentuom}} Middle High German kristentuom, {{surf|de|Christ|-en-|-tum}} By surface analysis, Christ + -en- + -tum Head templates: {{de-noun|n,(e)s,^er}} Christentum n (strong, genitive Christentumes or Christentums, plural Christentümer) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,(e)s,^er}} Forms: Christentumes [genitive], Christentums [genitive], Christentümer [plural], strong [table-tags], Christentum [nominative, singular], Christentümer [definite, nominative, plural], Christentumes [genitive, singular], Christentums [genitive, singular], Christentümer [definite, genitive, plural], Christentum [dative, singular], Christentume [dative, singular], Christentümern [dative, definite, plural], Christentum [accusative, singular], Christentümer [accusative, definite, plural], Christenthum [alternative]
  1. (religion) Christendom Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Christentum-de-noun-EqcL2sk~ Categories (other): Religion, German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -tum Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -tum: 45 55 Topics: lifestyle, religion
  2. (religion) Christianity Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Christentum-de-noun-Gnj2cwiT Categories (other): Religion, German entries with incorrect language header, German terms interfixed with -en-, German terms suffixed with -tum, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Christianity Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of German terms interfixed with -en-: 41 59 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -tum: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 60 Disambiguation of Christianity: 13 87 Topics: lifestyle, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Deutschchristentum, Frühchristentum, Halbchristentum, Heidenchristentum, Judenchristentum, Missionschristentum, Urchristentum Related terms: Christ, christlich

Inflected forms

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      "form": "Christentümer",
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  "pos": "noun",
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    },
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          "_dis": "48 52",
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          "_dis": "45 55",
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      ],
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          "english": "Beide, Christentum wie Arbeitersozialismus, predigen eine bevorstehende Erlösung aus Knechtschaft und Elend; das Christentum setzt diese Erlösung in ein jenseitiges Leben nach dem Tod, in den Himmel, der Sozialismüs in diese Welt, in eine Umgestaltung der Gesellschaft.",
          "ref": "1977 [1894-1895], Friedrich Engels, Zur Geschichte des Urchristentums (Marx-Engels-Werke; 22), page 449; English translation from On the History of Early Christianity (Marx/Engels Collected Works; 27), 1990, page 447:",
          "text": "Both Christianity and the workers’ socialism preach forthcoming salvation from bondage and misery; Christianity places this salvation in a life beyond, after death, in heaven; socialism places it in this world, in a transformation of society.",
          "translation": "Beide, Christentum wie Arbeitersozialismus, predigen eine bevorstehende Erlösung aus Knechtschaft und Elend; das Christentum setzt diese Erlösung in ein jenseitiges Leben nach dem Tod, in den Himmel, der Sozialismüs in diese Welt, in eine Umgestaltung der Gesellschaft.",
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      "word": "Heidenchristentum"
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      "word": "Judenchristentum"
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