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2. Christmas - Wikipedia

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   The English word Christmas is a shortened form of 'Christ's Mass'. The word is recorded as Crīstesmæsse in 1038 and Cristes-messe in 1131. Crīst (genitive Crīstes) is from the Greek Χριστός (Khrīstos, 'Christ'), a translation of the Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ ‎ (Māšîaḥ, 'Messiah'), meaning 'anointed'; and mæsse is from the Latin missa, the celebration of the Eucharist.

3. Christianity - Wikipedia

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   Christianity (/ k r ɪ s tʃ i ˈ æ n ɪ t i / or / k r ɪ s t i ˈ æ n ɪ t i /) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.4 billion followers, comprising around 31.2% of the world population.

4. 55 Beautiful Religious Christmas Quotes That Capture the ...

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   The post 55 Beautiful Religious Christmas Quotes That Capture the Spirit of the Holiday appeared first on Reader's Digest. O come, all ye faithful and read religious Christmas quotes that capture ...

5. History of Christianity - Wikipedia

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   This new Christian religious structure was imposed upon the socio-political and economic fabric of the land by the authority of the state's rulers. While monasticism was the dominant form of piety, Christianity permeated daily life for both peasants and elites who identified themselves accordingly, while keeping pre-Christian practices as part ...

6. List of Christian denominations by number of members

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   The list includes the following Christian denominations: the Catholic Church including the Eastern Catholic Churches as well as independent Catholic denominations, Protestant denominations with at least 0.2 million members (including Anglican churches, which are sometimes described as a via media between Catholicism and Protestantism), the Eastern Orthodox Church (and its offshoots), the ...

7. Christmas and holiday season - Wikipedia

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   The Christmas season or the festive season; also known as the holiday season or the holidays, is an annual period generally spanning from late November to early January.. Incorporating Christmas Day and New Year's Day, the various celebrations during this time create a peak season for the retail sector (Christmas/holiday "shopping season") extending to the end of the period ("January sa