noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈkɹɪsn̩dəm/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The Christian world; Christ's Church on Earth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The state of being a (devout) Christian; Christian belief or faith.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The name received at baptism; any name or appellation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
the collective body of Christians throughout the world and history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and Australia)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
for a thousand years the Roman Catholic Church was the principal church of Christendom
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Christianity
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: body
History
Etymology
From Middle English cristendom, cristendome, from Old English cristendōm, equivalent to Christen + -dom.
Across languages
Translations
53 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
العَالَم المَسِيحِيّ
(al-ʕālam al-masīḥiyy)
— the Christian world
Aromanian:
crishtinãtati
— the Christian world
Aromanian:
crishtinami
— the Christian world
Chinese Mandarin:
基督教
(Jīdūjiào)
— the Christian world
Chinese Mandarin:
基督教世界
(Jīdūjiào shìjiè)
— the Christian world
Danish:
kristenhed
— the Christian world
Danish:
kristne verden
— the Christian world
Danish:
kristendom
— the Christian world
Dutch:
christenheid
— the Christian world
Finnish:
kristikunta
— the Christian world
French:
chrétienté
— the Christian world
Friulian:
cristianitât
— the Christian world
Galician:
cristiandade
— the Christian world
German:
Christenheit
— the Christian world
German:
Christentum
— the Christian world
German:
Christenwelt
— the Christian world
Greek:
χριστιανοσύνη
(christianosýni)
— the Christian world
Hebrew:
אֱדוֹם
(edóm)
— the Christian world
Hebrew:
נַצְרוּת
(natsrút)
— the Christian world
Hindi:
आलम-ए-मसीहियत
(ālam-e-masīhiyat)
— the Christian world
Hungarian:
kereszténység
— the Christian world
Irish:
An Chríostaíocht
— the Christian world
Irish:
An Domhan Críostaí
— the Christian world
Italian:
cristianità
— the Christian world
Japanese:
キリスト教世界
(kirisuto-kyō sekai)
— the Christian world
Korean:
기독교계
(gidokgyogye)
— the Christian world
Latin:
rēspūblica Chrīstiāna
— the Christian world
Latin:
Chrīstiānitās
— the Christian world
Macedonian:
христија́нство
(hristijánstvo)
— the Christian world
Polish:
świat chrześcijański
— the Christian world
Portuguese:
cristandade
— the Christian world
Romanian:
creștinătate
— the Christian world
Russian:
христианский мир
(xristianskij mir)
— the Christian world
Serbo-Croatian:
хришћанство
— the Christian world
Serbo-Croatian:
кршћанство
— the Christian world
Serbo-Croatian:
hrišćanstvo
— the Christian world
Serbo-Croatian:
kršćanstvo
— the Christian world
Sicilian:
cristianità
— the Christian world
Sicilian:
cristianitati
— the Christian world
Spanish:
cristiandad
— the Christian world
Swedish:
kristenhet
— the Christian world
Tagalog:
sangkakristiyanuhan
— the Christian world
Thai:
คริสตจักร
(krít-dtà-jàk)
— the Christian world
Turkish:
Hıristiyanlık
— the Christian world
Urdu:
عالم مسیحیت
('ālam-e-masīhiyat)
— the Christian world
Volapük:
kritanef
— the Christian world
Volapük:
kritanefavol
— the Christian world
Volapük:
kritavol
— the Christian world
Volapük:
vol kritik
— the Christian world
Volapük:
kritanavol
— the Christian world
Volapük:
vol kritanik
— the Christian world
Yiddish:
די קריסטלעכע וועלט
(di kristlekhe velt)
— the Christian world
