Christianity

“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.”

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

“And we wish ⟳ heartily, that leaving these weak nots of Trueth, to the Papists, chief acclaimers of them, amongst christians, (that we speak ⟳ nothing of aliens from christianity) ye would be pleased to adhere, with us into the holy Scriptures […]”

“I must tell ⟳ you that christianity hath new christened it”

“That wealth and splendour have ⟳ not the charms that you ascribe to them with the bulk of mankind, is evident even from the history of Monachism, one of the corruptions of christianity.”

“Corinna followed the procession, which repaired to the temple of St. Peter, which was then lighted only by an illuminated cross. This sign ⟳ of grief, alone and shining in the august obscurity of this immense edifice, is the most beautiful image of christianity in the midst of sublunary darkness.”

“The old saying that all is not gold which glitters, is true in respect ⟳ to most of the prevailing systems of christianity in which the outside glitter and superficial tinsel will be found the device of man, while craft has cast ⟳ a veil over that which is really the work ⟳ of God.”

“It was reserved for chivalry, embodying the spirit of christianity, to demolish this old, moss-grown bastile of the social state, and restore ⟳ its captives to freedom, and the rights and prerogatives of freedom.”

“If we read ⟳ the Epistles of St. Paul, we shall soon discover ⟳ what efforts the Jewish converts made to bring ⟳ the Gentile converts into the observance of every Jewish custom compatible with christianity: and as we do not discover ⟳ in those Epistles any traces of a dispute on this head between the Jewish and Gentile converts, we may fairly conclude ⟳ that the Gentile converts adopted without hesitation the time-honoured manner of praising the true God made use ⟳ of by the Jewish converts, instead of the Pagan mode of singing, which was then associated in their minds with every thing unclean and abominable.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See all C1 English words →

Definitions

Equivalents

Examples

CEFR level

See also

Learn this word in context