Christendom

[ kris-uh n-duh m ]

/ ˈkrɪs ən dəm /

noun

Christians collectively.

the Christian world.

Christianity.

Origin of Christendom

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

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Examples from the Web for christendom

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

A miner's son is chosen to shake Europe, and a cobbler to kindle anew the missionary fires of Christendom.
Quiet Talks on Power|S.D. Gordon
Young, giddy, inexperienced and wilful, she was cast headlong into the most profligate court of Christendom.
Carey & Hart's Catalog (1852)|Edward Carey
When the Bible began to be read in the families of Christendom, Christendom itself was changed.
History of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century, Volume III|J. H. Merle D'Aubign
They have been the bulwark of Christendom against the unspeakable Turk and his religion.
Birdseye Views of Far Lands|James T. Nichols
He is the only one thoroughly acquainted with the interests and wants of Christendom, and strong enough to provide for them.
History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century, Volume V|J. H. Merle d'Aubigné

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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Word Origin and History for christendom

Christendom

Old English cristendom "Christianity, state of being a Christian," from cristen (see Christian) + -dom, suffix of condition or quality. The native formation, crowded out by Latinate Christianity except for sense "lands where Christianity is the dominant religion" (late 14c.). Similar formations in Scandinavian languages.