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nouna 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
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nounthe collective body of Christians throughout the world and history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and Australia)
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- father (Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine; in the Roman Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became Doctor of the Church; the best known Latin Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom
- hell (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
- jesus a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
- christ a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
- cross a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry
- christian relating to or characteristic of Christianity
- council (Christianity) an assembly of theologians and bishops and other representatives of different churches or dioceses that is convened to regulate matters of discipline or doctrine
- paradise (Christianity) the abode of righteous souls after death
- pit (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
- savior a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)