also: ヤソきょう
noun
Archaic or dated term for Christianity, using the old Chinese-derived name for Jesus (耶蘇). In modern Japanese, キリスト教 is the standard word. This form may appear in historical texts or in anti-Christian polemics from the Edo/Meiji periods.
See also: キリスト教
江戸時代の文書には「耶蘇教」という表記が見られる。
The notation '耶蘇教' can be seen in documents from the Edo period.
「耶蘇教」は、
'耶蘇教' is one of the old names for Christianity.
The standard modern term for Christianity. 耶蘇教 is an archaic equivalent, now rarely used outside historical contexts.
From Chinese 耶蘇 (Yēsū, 'Jesus') + 教 ('teaching, religion'). 耶蘇 is an old phonetic rendering of 'Jesus' used in early Chinese Christian texts and adopted into Japanese. The term is now obsolete, replaced by キリスト教.