Definition
A critical term for religion focused on church institutions, rituals, and external practices rather than personal faith, genuine spirituality, or moral substance.
Etymology
Similar to churchanity, this word is a blend created from 'church' + '-ianity' (from Christianity), designed as a satirical neologism to critique institutional religion. It appears primarily in religious criticism and satire.
Kelly Says
Churchianity and churchanity are basically the same insult, just spelled differently—they're weapons in the fight between institutional religion and individual faith. Critics of the church invented these words to argue that going through the motions isn't the same as believing.
Translations
ARالعربية
مسيحية
masiḥiyyah
BNবাংলা
খ্রিস্টধর্ম
kʰristo dharma
CACatalà
cristianisme
kristjanizmə
CSČeština
křesťanství
kʃɛs.tjanstviː
DADansk
kristendom
kʰʁis.tən.dɔm
DEDeutsch
Christentum
kʁɪstn̩tʊm
ELΕλληνικά
χριστιανισμός
xristianismós
ESEspañol
cristianismo
kristjanismo
FISuomi
kristinusko
kristinusko
FRFrançais
christianisme
kʁistjanism
GUGU
ખ્રિસ્તી ધર્મ
kʰristi dharma
HAHA
addinin kirista
ad.dɪ.nɪn kʰɾistɑ
HIहिन्दी
ईसाई धर्म
īsāī dharma
HUMagyar
kereszténység
kɛrɛstɛːnjeːɡ
IDBahasa Indonesia
kristen
kʁistɛn
ITItaliano
cristianesimo
kristjanɛzimo
KKKK
христиандық
xristijandɯq
KMKM
សាសនាគ្រឹស្ទ
sa.sɑː.naː kʰrɛt
MRMR
ख्रिस्ती धर्म
kʰristi dharma
MSBahasa Melayu
kristian
kʁistjan
MYမြန်မာ
ခရစ်ယာန်ဘာသာ
kʰə.jɛ̀ɰ̃.ba.θa
NLNederlands
christendom
kʁɪstəndɔm
NONorsk
kristendom
kʰrɪstɛndɔm
PAPA
ਈਸਾਈ ਧਰਮ
īsā.ī dharma
PLPolski
chrześcijaństwo
xt͡ʂɛɕt͡ɕijanɕtwɔ
PTPortuguês
cristianismo
kɾistjaˈnizmu
RORomână
creștinism
kret͡ʃi.nism
RUРусский
христианство
xristijanstvo
SVSvenska
kristendom
kʰrɪstɛndɔm
SWKiswahili
ukristo
u.kʰɾistɔ
TAதமிழ்
கிறிஸ்தவம்
kɪɾistəvəm
TEతెలుగు
క్రైస్తవమతం
kraɪstəvəmatəm
THไทย
ศาสนาคริสต์
sàt.sà.naː kʰrit
TLTL
kristiyanismo
kristjanismo
TRTürkçe
hıristiyanlık
hɯristijanlɯk
UKУкраїнська
християнство
xristijanstvo
VITiếng Việt
kitô giáo
kitɔ ɣaːw
YOYO
ẹsin kristi
ɛ.sɪn kʰɾistɪ
ZUZU
inkolo yeKristu
iŋ.ko.lo.jɛ.kʰɾistu