English

Noun

Xtianity ‎(uncountable)

1. Alternative form of Xianity ‎(“abbreviation of Christianity”)
   • 1950 December 14, C. S. Lewis, Letter to Sheldon Vanauken:

     I believe Buddhism to be a simplification of Hinduism and Islam to be a simplification of Xtianity.

Usage notes

As with Xmas and Xianity, as of the late 20th century this term may be considered informal and potentially disrespectful, though it was traditionally an unobjectionable scribal abbreviation.

References

1. ↑ James A. H. Murray [et al.], editor (1884–1928) A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, OCLC 15566697; and The Oxford English Dictionary; being a Corrected Re-issue with an Introduction, Supplement, and Bibliography of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (the First Supplement), Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1933, OCLC 2748467.