Cristiente

Middle English

Alternative forms

Cristente, crystyanyte, Cristyante, Cristiante, cristianite, Christianyte, cristianytee, cristeante, crystianyte, Cristiantee, cristientee, Crystiante, Cristeantie, Crystyante

Etymology

From Old French crestienté, from Medieval Latin Christiānitās; equivalent to Cristien +‎ -te. Some forms are influenced by Cristen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kristiɛnˈteː/, /kristianˈteː/, /kristianiˈteː/, /kristjaniˈteː/
Rhymes: -eː

Proper noun

Cristiente

Christendom (all Christian people)
Christendom (all Christian nations)
Christianity; belief or faith in Christ.
The Christian church.

Descendants

English: Christianity
Scots: Christendie

References

“Cristianitẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-27.

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