# Christianity

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌkɹɪstiˈænɪti/ · frequency rank #5,199

## Definitions
1. An Abrahamic religion originating from the community of the followers of Jesus Christ.
2. Protestantism (in contrast to Catholicism)

## Etymology
From Middle English Cristiente, Cristente, borrowed from Old French crestienté, from Medieval Latin stem of Chrīstiānitās, from Latin christianus, Christianus, from Ancient Greek Χριστιανός (Khristianós), from Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ, anointed one”) + Latin -anus (“suffix for of, related to”) + one more suffix borrowed from Latin "ity" makes the final Christian + -ity. The term was respelled in the early modern English period to more closely reflect its Latin etymon.

## Common misspellings (19)
`cchristianity`, `chhristianity`, `chirstianity`, `chrisitanity`, `chrisstianity`, `christainity`, `christiainty`, `christianitty`, `christianityy`, `christianiyt`, `christiannity`, `christiantiy`, `christinaity`, `christtianity`, `chritsianity`, `chrristianity`, `chrsitianity`, `crhistianity`, `hcristianity`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/christianity