Archaic term for Christendom; the Christian world or the collective body of Christians.
Old English and Middle English variant of Christendom, showing the older -ie suffix instead of -dom. Reflects older Germanic naming conventions for realms and domains.
This spelling shows how Medieval English was still experimenting with how to build words—christendie, Christendom, Christendome all appeared in manuscripts, eventually settling on the -dom version.
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