Christendom

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkrɪsəndəm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkrɪsəndəm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kris′ən dəm)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
Chris•ten•dom /ˈkrɪsəndəm/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. ReligionChristians thought of as a group:in the name of all Christendom.
  2. Religionthe Christian world, ideas, etc.:the spread of Christendom through the empire.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Chris•ten•dom  (kris′ən dəm),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. ReligionChristians collectively.
  2. Religionthe Christian world.
  3. ReligionChristianity.
  • bef. 900; Middle English; Old English cristendōm. See Christian, -dom

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Christendom / ˈkrɪsəndəm/
  1. the collective body of Christians throughout the world or throughout history
  2. an obsolete word for Christianity
'Christendom' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-dom - Christianity - Famagusta - High Church - Nicene Creed - Protestantism - Western Church - church - cross

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