Meaning

3 senses

  1. (countable, uncountable)The Christian world; Christ's Church on Earth.

    Christenheit, Christentum, Christenwelt

    христианский мирxristianskij mir

  2. (archaic, countable, uncountable)The state of being a (devout) Christian; Christian belief or faith.

  3. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)The name received at baptism; any name or appellation.

More definitions
  • the collective body of Christians throughout the world and history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and Australia)

Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
the Christian world:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the Christian world:

Origin

From Middle English cristendom, cristendome, from Old English cristendōm, equivalent to Ch

From Middle English cristendom, cristendome, from Old English cristendōm, equivalent to Christen + -dom.

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Forms

plural: Christendoms

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the collective body of Christians throughout the world and history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and Australia):Christianity

Lessons for this word

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See also

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