cristianismo

Aragonese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɾistjaˈnismo/
• Syllabification: cris‧tia‧nis‧mo
• Rhymes: -ismo

Noun

cristianismo m

1. Christianity

   Synonym: cristiandat

Related terms

• anticristo
• cristianar
• cristianau (“christened, baptized”)
• cristiandat (“Christianity; Christendom”)
• cristiano
• Cristo (“Christ”)

Further reading

• “cristianismo”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)
• 2024 October, Diccionario aragonés-castellano-catalán: Estudio de Filología Aragonesa (version 14) (in Aragonese), pages 323-4

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish cristianismo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɾistjaˈnismo/, [kɾis.t͡ʃaˈniz.mo]
• Hyphenation: cris‧tia‧nis‧mo

Noun

cristianismo

1. Christianity

Related terms

• cristiano
• Cristo

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɾistjaˈnismo/ [kɾis̺.t̪jaˈniz̺.mʊ]
• Rhymes: -ismo
• Hyphenation: cris‧tia‧nis‧mo

Noun

cristianismo m (usually uncountable, plural cristianismos)

1. Christianity

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin Christianismus, from Ancient Greek χρῑστιᾱνισμός (khrīstiānismós).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɾis.t͡ʃi.aˈniz.mu/ [kɾis.t͡ʃɪ.aˈniz.mu], (faster pronunciation) /kɾis.t͡ʃjaˈniz.mu/, /kɾis.t͡ʃi.ɐˈniz.mu/ [kɾis.t͡ʃɪ.ɐˈniz.mu], (faster pronunciation) /kɾis.t͡ʃjɐˈniz.mu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɾis.t͡ʃi.aˈniz.mu/ [kɾis.t͡ʃɪ.aˈniz.mu], (faster pronunciation) /kɾis.t͡ʃjaˈniz.mu/, /kɾis.t͡ʃi.ɐˈniz.mu/ [kɾis.t͡ʃɪ.ɐˈniz.mu], (faster pronunciation) /kɾis.t͡ʃjɐˈniz.mu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kɾiʃ.t͡ʃi.aˈniʒ.mu/ [kɾiʃ.t͡ʃɪ.aˈniʒ.mu], (faster pronunciation) /kɾiʃ.t͡ʃjaˈniʒ.mu/, /kɾiʃ.t͡ʃi.ɐˈniʒ.mu/ [kɾiʃ.t͡ʃɪ.ɐˈniʒ.mu], (faster pronunciation) /kɾiʃ.t͡ʃjɐˈniʒ.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɾis.t͡ʃi.aˈniz.mo/ [kɾis.t͡ʃɪ.aˈniz.mo], (faster pronunciation) /kɾis.t͡ʃjaˈniz.mo/, /kɾis.t͡ʃi.ɐˈniz.mo/ [kɾis.t͡ʃɪ.ɐˈniz.mo], (faster pronunciation) /kɾis.t͡ʃjɐˈniz.mo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɾiʃ.tjɐˈniʒ.mu/

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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• Hyphenation: cris‧ti‧a‧nis‧mo

Noun

cristianismo m (usually uncountable, plural cristianismos)

1. Christianity (monotheistic religion)

Related terms

• cretino
• cristandade
• cristão
• cristianização
• cristianizar
• Cristiano
• Cristina
• Cristo

Further reading

• “cristianismo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “cristianismo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Alternative forms

• christianismo (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin Christianismus, from Ancient Greek χρῑστιᾱνισμός (khrīstiānismós). Compare Italian cristianesimo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɾistjaˈnismo/ [kɾis.t̪jaˈniz.mo]
• Rhymes: -ismo
• Syllabification: cris‧tia‧nis‧mo

Noun

cristianismo m (plural cristianismos)

1. Christianity

   Synonym: cristiandad

2. (rare) baptism

   Synonym: bautizo

Related terms

• cristiano
• Cristo

Descendants

• Chavacano: cristianismo
• → Cebuano: Kristiyanismo
• → Ilocano: Kristianismo
• → Tagalog: Kristiyanismo

Further reading

• “cristianismo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025