Christendom

Definitions

1. The Christian world; Christ's Church on Earth.
   countable, uncountable
2. The state of being a (devout) Christian; Christian belief or faith.
   archaic, countable, uncountable
3. The name received at baptism; any name or appellation.
   countable, obsolete, uncountable

Equivalents

25 more languages

العربيةالمسيحية

Bosanskihrišćanstvokršćanstvoкршћанствохришћанство+ 1 more

Češtinakřesťanstvo

Danskkristendomkristenhed

Ελληνικάχριστιανοσύνη

Suomikristikunta

Galegocristiandade

עבריתאדוםנצרות

Hrvatskihrišćanstvokršćanstvoкршћанствохришћанство+ 1 more

Magyarkereszténység

Italianocristianità

日本語キリスト教世界耶蘇

한국어기독교계

Latinachrīstiānitāsrespublica Christiana

Македонскихристијанство

Nederlandschristenheid

Portuguêscristandade

Românăcreștinătate

Русскийхристианский мир

Српскиhrišćanstvokršćanstvoкршћанствохришћанство+ 1 more

Svenskakristenhet

ไทยคริสตจักร

TagalogSangkakristiyanuhan

TürkçeHıristiyanlık

اردوعالم مسیحیت

Examples

“The Arian doctrine which then divided Christendom.”

“The result⟳ is contained in the fact of a wide and still widening Christendom.”

“Wessex was facing new barbarians, apparently intent on destroying everything that Christendom meant for England.”

“By my Chriſtendome, So I were out of priſon, and kept Sheepe, I ſhould be as merry as the day is long.”

“[…]and yet cannot be denied that ſo it ought to be, by any man that would not have⟳ his Chriſtendome ſuſpected.”

“Especially about law and its obligatory force⟳ was Cromwell's head clear, making clearer distinctions than Wolsey with his conscience or More with his Christendom.”

“[…]but for an Author to renounce his Chriſtendome to write⟳ in his owne commendation, to refuſe the name⟳ which his Godfathers and Godmothers gaue him in his baptiſme , and call⟳ himſelfe a wellwiller to both the writers[…]”

“His faith, his ſweet diſaſter: with a world Of pretty fond adoptious chriſtendomes That blinking Cupid goſſips.”

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