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Christendom

/ˈkrɪsndəm/

Definitions of Christendom
  1. noun
    the collective body of Christians throughout the world and history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and Australia)
    “for a thousand years the Roman Catholic Church was the principal church of Christendom
    synonyms: Christianity
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    type of:
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    a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
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