Christendom
noun
Chris·ten·dom
ˈkri-sᵊn-dəm 
2
: the part of the world in which Christianity prevails
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With those words, one of the most enduring symbols in Christendom, the keys of St. Peter, was created, and the story of the papacy was born.
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Elizabeth Dias, New York Times, 8 May 2025
The deadlock had stemmed from factional divisions between supporters of the papacy and loyalists to the Holy Roman Empire, reflecting the broader geopolitical tensions of medieval Christendom.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
When the basilica was erected, Constantinople, perched at the eastern end of the European continent and named after emperor Constantine the Great, was one of the most important capitals of Christendom.
—Danuta Hamlin, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
In western Christendom the festivities slid to October 31 sometime in the 9th century, and embrace, in Mexico, the famous Day of the Dead.
—Guy Martin, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
What made the occasion controversial, indeed historic, was the Church's acceptance of Gene Robinson as the first openly-gay bishop in all of Christendom.
—Ted Koppel, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2024
The Bible and Apocrypha are full of stories of those tempted by Satan’s natural world to leave behind Christendom.
—Lorraine Berry, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2023
For the Vatican and much of medieval Christendom, the realms of the Mongols were a source of fascination.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2023
In the 1978 book The Tartar Khan’s Englishman, Gabriel Ronay suggests he was executed as a traitor to Christendom.
—Nicholas Morton, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 July 2023
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Elizabeth Dias, New York Times, 8 May 2025
The deadlock had stemmed from factional divisions between supporters of the papacy and loyalists to the Holy Roman Empire, reflecting the broader geopolitical tensions of medieval Christendom.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
When the basilica was erected, Constantinople, perched at the eastern end of the European continent and named after emperor Constantine the Great, was one of the most important capitals of Christendom.
—Danuta Hamlin, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
In western Christendom the festivities slid to October 31 sometime in the 9th century, and embrace, in Mexico, the famous Day of the Dead.
—Guy Martin, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
What made the occasion controversial, indeed historic, was the Church's acceptance of Gene Robinson as the first openly-gay bishop in all of Christendom.
—Ted Koppel, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2024
The Bible and Apocrypha are full of stories of those tempted by Satan’s natural world to leave behind Christendom.
—Lorraine Berry, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2023
For the Vatican and much of medieval Christendom, the realms of the Mongols were a source of fascination.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2023
In the 1978 book The Tartar Khan’s Englishman, Gabriel Ronay suggests he was executed as a traitor to Christendom.
—Nicholas Morton, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 July 2023
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“Christendom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Christendom. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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Christendom
noun
Chris·ten·dom
ˈkris-ᵊn-dəm
1
: the entire body of Christians
2
: the part of the world where Christianity is most common
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