Christendom

[ kris-uhn-duhm ]

noun

1. Christians Christian collectively.
2. the Christian world.
3. Christianity.

Christendom

/ ˈkrɪsəndəm /

noun

1. the collective body of Christians throughout the world or throughout history
2. an obsolete word for Christianity

Word History and Origins

Origin of Christendom¹

before 900; Middle English; Old English cristendōm. See Christian, -dom

Example Sentences

“This is a movement about reorganizing Christendom under their dominance.”

From Salon

Orbán has depicted himself as a defender of European Christendom against Muslim migrants, progressives and the “LGBTQ lobby,” and has faced backlash after comments that he opposes Europe becoming a “ mixed-race society.”

From Seattle Times

They are forever standing on the battlements of Christendom or Western Civilization, resisting nobly but perhaps futilely the onslaught of barbarians, heretics and secular humanists.

From Salon

He has depicted himself as a defender of European Christendom against Muslim migrants, progressives and the “LGBTQ lobby.”

From Washington Times

In his homily, read before about 8,000 people in Christendom's largest church, Francis spoke of the bitterness, dismay and disillusionment many feel today.

From Reuters