Xianity en · NOUN
Etymology
From Christianity, replacing Christ with the abbreviation X, from Ancient Greek Χ (Kh, the letter chi), the first letter of Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ”). Compare the more common Xmas. By surface analysis, Xian + -ity.
Meanings
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(abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable) Abbreviation of Christianity.
alt of Christianity
Not but that I perswade myselfe to bee able to convince you (if you list to undergoe yoʳ triall) how interolerable an injury it is you doe yʳselfe, in yᵉ first place, yʳ ignorant followers, yᵉ King's authority, yᵉ credit of the towne, and yᵉ progress of Xianity in general, in these parts, by yʳ schisme and separation.
1861, Sussex Archaeological Society, quoting Vicar of Rye, Sussex Archaeological Collections relating to the History and Antiquities of the County, volume 13, Sussex: George P. Bacon, page 62:I believe Buddhism to be a simplification of Hinduism and Islam to be a simplification of Xianity.
1950 December 14, Lewis, C. S., letter to Sheldon Vanauken, quoted in Sleuthing C. S. Lewis by Kathryn Ann Lindskoog
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xtianity | alternative | lexicographic |