Um, did you look up Webster's
Posted By: definition of cult? on 2009-02-27
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I bet not. The very first one:
A system of religious worship or ritual.
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Consulting Webster's Dictionary online........... sm
resulted in the following. I don't seem to see the word "cult" there.
Christianity
Noun
1. The system of Christian beliefs and practices.
2. A group of Christians; any group professing Christian doctrine or belief; "the church is debating the issue of women priests".
3. The collective body of Christians throughout the world and history; "for a thousand years the Roman Catholic Church was the principal church of Christendom".
Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Date "Christianity" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050.
Consulted yet another web site for Merriam-Webster and found the following....still no "cult" appearing in the definition.
Main Entry: Chris·tian·i·ty
Pronunciation: ˌkris-chç-ˈa-nə-tç, ˌkrish-, -ˈcha-nə-, ˌkris-tç-ˈa-
Function: noun
Date: 14th century
1 : the religion derived from Jesus Christ, based on the Bible as sacred scripture, and professed by Eastern, Roman Catholic, and Protestant bodies
2 : conformity to the Christian religion
3 : the practice of Christianity
How about Dictionary.com? Nope, not there either.
christianity - 5 dictionary results
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Chris⋅ti⋅an⋅i⋅ty /ˌkrɪstʃiˈ¿nɪti/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [kris-chee-an-i-tee] Show IPA
–noun, plural -ties. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches.
2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; the Christianity of Augustine's thought.
3. a particular Christian religious system: She followed fundamentalist Christianity.
4. the state of being a Christian.
5. Christendom.
6. conformity to the Christian religion or to its beliefs or practices.
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Origin:
1250–1300; ME cristianite < L chrîstiânitât- (s. of chrîstiânitâs), equiv. to chrîstiân- Christian + -itât- -ity; r. ME cristiente < MF < L, as above
Maybe the American Heritage dictionary? Sorry...not there.
Chris·ti·an·i·ty (krĭs'chç-ân'ĭ-tç, krĭs'tç-) Pronunciation Key
n.
The Christian religion, founded on the life and teachings of Jesus.
Christians as a group; Christendom.
The state or fact of being a Christian.
pl. Chris·ti·an·i·ties A particular form or sect of the Christian religion: the Christianities of antiquity.
Maybe WordNet by Princeton University? Nope....
christianity
noun
1. a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior
2. the collective body of Christians throughout the world and history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and Australia); "for a thousand years the Roman Catholic Church was the principal church of Christendom" [syn: Christendom]
Gee....I can't seem to find Christianity defined as a cult in any mainstream online dictionaries. Which one are you using?
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