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Meaning of 'christendom' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Christendom [ n.]
- The profession of faith in Christ by baptism; hence, the Christian religion, or the adoption of it.
- The name received at baptism; or, more generally, any name or appelation.
- That portion of the world in which Christianity prevails, or which is governed under Christian institutions, in distinction from heathen or Mohammedan lands.
- The whole body of Christians.

Meaning of 'christendom' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . christendom [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the collective body of Christians throughout the world and history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and Australia)
Example in sentence:
  • for a thousand years the Roman Catholic Church was the principal church of Christendom

Nearby Words:

chrematistics chreotechnics chrestomathic chrestomathy chrism chrismal chrismation chrismatory chrisom christ

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