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anticristianism

nounmasculineformal/ɐ̃tikɾiʃtjɐˈniʒmu/low

an·ti·cris·ti·a·nis·mo

Definition

Opposition, hostility, or rejection of Christianity, its dogmas, values, or influence.
Anticristianism manifested in various historical periods through persecutions.
Some Enlightenment philosophers are accused of anticristianism.
Common collocations
movement of anticristianismanticristian doctrineopposition to anticristianism

Etymology

Do prefixo grego 'anti-' (contra) + 'cristianismo', do latim 'Christianismus'.

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