Definition
The worldwide community of Christians or the regions of the world where Christianity is the dominant religion. It historically referred to Christian civilization as a unified cultural and political entity.
Etymology
From Old English 'cristendom', combining 'cristen' (Christian) with the suffix '-dom' indicating domain or state. Originally meant the condition of being Christian, later expanded to mean the collective Christian world, especially during medieval times when it represented a unified Christian Europe.
Kelly Says
Medieval Christendom was more than just a religious concept - it was a political and cultural identity that justified Crusades, shaped international law, and created a sense of shared civilization across diverse European kingdoms. The term declined as nation-states became more important than religious unity.
Translations
CACatalà
cristianisme
kree-see-ah-NEE-zm
CSČeština
křesťanství
KHZHEH-styahn-stvee
DADansk
kristendom
KREES-tehn-dohm
DEDeutsch
Christentum
KREES-tehn-tohm
ELΕλληνικά
χριστιανισμός
kree-stee-ah-NEE-zmohs
ESEspañol
cristiandad
kree-see-ah-NAH-dahd
FISuomi
kristinusko
KREES-tee-noo-skoh
FRFrançais
christianisme
kree-see-ah-NEE-zm
HAHA
kiristanci
kee-ree-STAHN-chee
HUMagyar
kereszténység
KEH-reh-stehn-yeh-sh
IDBahasa Indonesia
kristen
KREH-stehn
IGIG
okpukpe
oh-kpoo-keh-peh
ITItaliano
cristianesimo
kree-see-ah-NEH-zee-moh
KKKK
христиандық
khrisṭiandıq
MSBahasa Melayu
kristian
KREH-stee-ahn
NLNederlands
christendom
KREES-tehn-dohm
NONorsk
kristendom
KREES-tehn-dohm
PLPolski
chrześcijaństwo
KHZHEH-shchahn-stwoh
PTPortuguês
cristandade
kree-stahn-DAH-deh
RORomână
creștinism
KREH-shee-nees-m
SVSvenska
kristendom
KREES-tehn-dohm
SWKiswahili
ukristo
oo-KREES-toh
TLTL
kristiyanismo
kree-see-ah-NEE-zmoh
TRTürkçe
hıristiyanlık
hee-ree-stee-YAHN-luhk
VITiếng Việt
kitô giáo
kee-toh YAW
YOYO
ẹsin kristi
eh-sin KREH-stee
ZUZU
ukristo
oo-KREES-toh