Christendom

[ kris-uhn-duhm ]

/ ˈkrɪs ən dəm /

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noun

Christians collectively.

the Christian world.

Christianity.

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Origin of Christendom

before 900; Middle English; Old English cristendōm.See Christian, -dom

Words nearby Christendom

Christchurch, Christchurch chromosome, christcross, christcross-row, christen, Christendom, christening, Christensen-Krabbe disease, Christhood, Christian, Christian Action

How to use Christendom in a sentence

Remember the days of post-9/11 civilizational war, of weltkampf between Islam and Christendom?
Breaking: Jihadis Still Hate Art|Michael Moynihan|February 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Indeed, all the popes in history – even the African popes of early Christendom – have come from north of the line.
Southern Discomfort in Election of Pope|Christopher Dickey, Mac Margolis|March 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And that is what the perception is by the American left, who hates Christendom.
10 Outrageous Things Rick Santorum Has Said|The Daily Beast|February 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Among them are the 96 members of the United States Senate, perhaps the windiest and most tedious group of men in Christendom.
Trump|David Frum|February 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Within a week all Missouri will be ablaze, and the hottest place for Yankees in all Christendom.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
While half of Christendom sing “On earth peace, good will toward men,” the other half sing, “On earth peace to men of good will.”
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
The proudest man in Christendom has found no friend in his extremest necessity, but you his bitterest enemy!
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
Christendom looked astounded upon the spectacle of a barbarian invasion bursting forth from the cellars and garrets of Paris.
Madame Roland, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott
Rather may it be said, they hate counterfeits and are indignant at the assumptions of apostate Christendom.
Gospel Philosophy|J. H. Ward

British Dictionary definitions for Christendom

Christendom

/ (ˈkrɪsəndəm) /

noun

the collective body of Christians throughout the world or throughout history

an obsolete word for Christianity

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