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Antichristianity
Antichristianism An`ti*chris"tian*ism, Antichristianity
An`ti*chris*tian"i*ty, n.
Opposition or contrariety to the Christian religion.
Muscular CHristianityMuscular Mus"cu*lar, a. [Cf. F. musculaire. See Muscle.]
1. Of or pertaining to a muscle, or to a system of muscles;
consisting of, or constituting, a muscle or muscles; as,
muscular fiber.
Great muscular strength, accompanied by much
awkwardness. --Macaulay.
2. Performed by, or dependent on, a muscle or the muscles.
``The muscular motion.' --Arbuthnot.
3. Well furnished with muscles; having well-developed
muscles; brawny; hence, strong; powerful; vigorous; as, a
muscular body or arm.
Muscular Christian, one who believes in a part of religious
duty to maintain a healthful and vigorous physical state.
--T. Hughes.
Muscular CHristianity.
(a) The practice and opinion of those Christians who
believe that it is a part of religious duty to
maintain a vigorous condition of the body, and who
therefore approve of athletic sports and exercises as
conductive to good health, good morals, and right
feelings in religious matters. --T. Hughes.
(b) An active, robust, and cheerful Christian life, as
opposed to a meditative and gloomy one. --C. Kingsley.
Muscular excitability (Physiol.), that property in virtue
of which a muscle shortens, when it is stimulated;
irritability.
Muscular sense (Physiol.), muscular sensibility; the sense
by which we obtain knowledge of the condition of our
muscles and to what extent they are contracted, also of
the position of the various parts of our bodies and the
resistance offering by external objects. Neo-Christianity
Neo-Christianity Ne`o-Chris*tian"i*ty (? or ?), n. [Neo- +
Christianity.]
Rationalism.
Meaning of Christianity from wikipedia
- Christianity is a Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as described in the New Testament. Its adherents...
- A Christian denomination is a distinct religious body within Christianity, identified by traits such as a name, organization, leadership and doctrine....
- Christianity and Islam are the two largest religions in the world and share a historical and traditional connection, with some major theological differences...
- The history of Christianity concerns the Christian religion, Christendom, and the Church with its various denominations, from the 1st century to the present...
- Early Christianity covers the period from its origins (c. 30–36) until the First Council of Nicaea (325). This period is typically divided into the Apostolic...
- Mere Christianity is a theological book by C. S. Lewis, adapted from a series of BBC radio talks made between 1941 and 1944, while Lewis was at Oxford...
- -ən/), evangelical Christianity, or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide, transdenominational movement within Protestant Christianity which maintains...
- Christianity is rooted in Second Temple Judaism, but the two religions diverged in the first centuries of the Christian Era. Christianity emphasizes correct...
- movements and ideas within Christianity from the late 18th century onward. Liberal does not refer to progressive Christianity or to political liberalism...
- Criticism of Christianity has a long history stretching back to the initial formation of the religion during the Roman Empire. Critics have challenged...
