Christianhood

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noun

The state or condition of being a Christian.

OriginMiddle English Christenhode →
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Meanings

nounChristianhood (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state or condition of being a Christian.

    I wish you, then, dear friend, to form a clear conception of what and wherein consists Christianhood; ―what it is, that essentially and necessarily differences the Christian from the ungodly.

    1847, Henry Septimus Sutton, The Evangel of Love, page 149

Origin

  1. Middle EnglishChristenhode
  2. EnglishChristianhood

From Middle English Christenhode, Cristenhode, chrystenhede, equivalent to Christian + -hood.

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APA

Christianhood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christianhood

MLA

“Christianhood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christianhood. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Christianhood,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christianhood.

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