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Definition of Christendom noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Christendom

noun
 
/ˈkrɪsndəm/
 
/ˈkrɪsndəm/
[uncountable] (old-fashioned)
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  1. all the Christian people and countries of the world
    Word OriginOld English crīstendōm, from crīsten ‘Christian’, (from Latin Christianus, from Christus ‘Christ’) + -dōm (originally meaning ‘decree, judgement’).
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