Christendom

Meaning

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

Synonyms

Christianity

christendom

the Christian commonweal

Christianism

Xianity

Translations

chrétienté

cristianità

Christenheit

cristianismo

cristiandad

cristandade

χριστιανοσύνη

christianisme

christendom

Christentum

Chrétienté

cristianesimo

χριστιανισμός

christenheid

Hıristiyanlık

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɹɪsn̩dəm/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: cristendom

Inherited from Old English: cristendōm

In summary

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