Noun
das Christentum
Pronunciation: /ˈkʁɪstn̩tuːm/
Christianity
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Meanings
Noun
- Christianity
- Christendom
Example sentence
Christentum und Islam sind zwei unterschiedliche Religionen.
Christianity and Islam are two different religions.
Word forms
singular
das Christentum
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Christentum
Accusativedas Christentum
Dativedem Christentum
Genitivedes Christentums
Christentum has no common plural.
Usage
- das Christentum — Christianity; the religion's name is neuter and capitalised.
- christlich — The related adjective means Christian and is normally lower-case.
Das Buch beschreibt die Geschichte des Christentums.
The book describes the history of Christianity.