Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xianity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: xi-an-i-ty
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Abbreviation of Christianity.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."
"I believe Buddhism to be a simplification of Hinduism and Islam to be a simplification of Xianity."

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.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Xtianity (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Xian Xmas Xtianity

Questions

What does xianity mean?: Abbreviation of Christianity.
Where does xianity come from?: 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.

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