Meanings
Christian democracy1
nounChristian democracy (uncountable)
- uncountableAlternative letter-case form of Christian Democracy.
Christian Democracy2
nounChristian Democracy (uncountable)
- uncountableA political ideology incorporating traditional family and church values alongside progressive values, such as welfare. It is closely linked with Roman Catholicism and its philosophy of economic and social justice.
Translations
Bengali খ্রীষ্টান জমহুরিয়াত
- খ্রীষ্টান জমহুরিয়াত (khriśṭan jomhuriẏat)political ideology
Chinese Mandarin 基督教民主主義 /基督教民主主义
- 基督教民主主義 /基督教民主主义 (Jīdūjiào mínzhǔ zhǔyì)political ideology
Dutch christendemocratie
- christendemocratiepolitical ideology
Finnish kristillisdemokratia
- kristillisdemokratiapolitical ideology
German Christdemokratie
- Christdemokratiepolitical ideology
Greek χριστιανοδημοκρατία
- χριστιανοδημοκρατία (christianodimokratía)political ideology
Hungarian kereszténydemokrácia
- kereszténydemokráciapolitical ideology
Indonesian Demokrasi Kristen
- Demokrasi Kristenpolitical ideology
Italian Democrazia Cristiana
- Democrazia Cristianapolitical ideology
Japanese キリスト教民主主義
- キリスト教民主主義 (Kirisuto-kyō minshu shugi)political ideology
Korean 기독교 민주주의
- 기독교 민주주의 (gidokgyo minjujuui)political ideology
Persian دموکراسی مسیحی
- دموکراسی مسیحیpolitical ideology
Polish chrześcijańska demokracja, chadecja
- chrześcijańska demokracjapolitical ideology
- chadecjapolitical ideology
Portuguese democracia cristã
- democracia cristãpolitical ideology
Cite this entry
APA
Christian democracy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christian%20democracy
MLA
“Christian democracy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christian%20democracy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Christian democracy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christian%20democracy.
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