Noun

(en-noun)

An Abrahamic religion based on the teachings of Jesus Christ and various scholars who wrote the Christian Bible.

* {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers), title=(A Cuckoo in the Nest)

, chapter=4 citation , passage=By some paradoxical evolution rancour and intolerance have been established in the vanguard of primitive Christianity . Mrs. Spoker, in common with many of the stricter disciples of righteousness, was as inclement in demeanour as she was cadaverous in aspect.}}

* 2002 , The Atlas of Great Jewish Communities: A Voyage Through History , page 27:

As a result, Christianity developed as a separate religion from Judaism.

Christendom

Noun

(en noun)

A convert to Christianity under instruction before baptism; a young Christian preparing for confirmation.

* 1963 , , V. :

Here in this room an old man had killed and boiled a catechumen , had committed sodomy with a rat, had discussed a rodent nunhood with V., a future saint – depending which story you listened to.