Definition
The world, realm, or domain of the church; the sphere of religious authority, church institutions, and ecclesiastical governance.
Etymology
Compound of 'church' and the suffix '-dom' (meaning 'domain' or 'kingdom'), formed in English following the pattern of similar words like 'kingdom,' 'Christendom,' and 'Christendom.' The suffix -dom traces to Old English and Germanic roots.
Kelly Says
Words ending in -dom often describe imaginary or abstract realms—Christendom, kingdom, serfdom—which is why they sound a bit grand and old-fashioned. Churchdom captures the entire institutional and spiritual world that the church claimed to govern.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ቤተ ክርስቲያን አንድነት
be-te kris-ti-yan an-din-et
ARالعربية
سيطرة الكنيسة
si-ta-ra al-kenisa
BNবাংলা
চার্চের শাসন
char-cher sha-san
CACatalà
dominació eclesiàstica
do-mi-na-cio e-cle-si-às-ti-ca
CSČeština
kostelní moc
kos-tel-ni moc
DADansk
kirkemagten
kir-ke-mag-ten
DEDeutsch
Kirchenherrschaft
kir-chen-her-schaf-t
ELΕλληνικά
εξουσία της εκκλησίας
e-k-sou-sia ti-es ek-kli-sias-ias
ESEspañol
dominio de la iglesia
do-min-io deh la i-gles-ia
FAفارسی
حاکمیت کلیسا
ha-a-kim-it-e-kliseh
FISuomi
kirkon valta
kir-kon val-ta
FRFrançais
domaine religieux
do-maine re-li-jeux
HAHA
aiki masallaci
ai-ki ma-sal-la-ci
HEעברית
עליונות הכנסייה
e-li-onut ha-knesset
HIहिन्दी
चर्च का प्रभुत्व
charch ka pra-bhu-tv
HUMagyar
templomi hatalom
tem-plo-mi ha-ta-lom
IDBahasa Indonesia
dominasi gereja
do-mi-na-si ge-re-e
IGIG
nwụrụ ụka
n-wu-ru u-ka
ITItaliano
dominio religioso
do-min-io re-li-g-io-so
JA日本語
教会の支配
kyoukai no shihai
KMKM
អំណាច ព្រះវិហារ
am-neach proh-vi-ha-ar
KO한국어
교회의 지배
gyohoe-ui ji-bae
MRMR
मंदिराचा प्रभुत्व
man-di-ra-cha pra-bhu-tv
MSBahasa Melayu
dominasi gereja
do-mi-na-si ge-re-e
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောင်း အာဏာ
kyawng a-na-a
NLNederlands
kerkdominium
kerk-do-min-ium
NONorsk
kirkemakta
kir-ke-mak-ta
PAPA
ਗurdwara ਸਾ regno
gur-d-wara sa-re-gno
PLPolski
zasięg kościoła
za-sieg ko-s-cio-la
PTPortuguês
domínio religioso
do-min-io re-li-gi-o-zu
RORomână
suprematie bisericească
su-pre-ma-tie bi-se-ri-cească
RUРусский
церковное господство
tserkov-noe gos-pod-stvo
SVSvenska
kyrkomakten
kyr-ko-mak-ten
SWKiswahili
tawala ya kanisa
ta-wa-la ya ka-ni-sa
TAதமிழ்
சபை ஆதிக்கம்
sa-bai a-di-kam
TEతెలుగు
వైభవం
vai-bha-vam
THไทย
อำนาจทางศาสนา
am-naat taang sa-san-a
TLTL
pagmamalukod ng simbahan
pa-gma-ma-lu-kod ng si-m-ba-han
TRTürkçe
kilise egemenliği
ki-li-se e-ge-men-li-gi
UKУкраїнська
церковна влада
tserkov-na vlada
URاردو
كنیسہ کا حاکمیت
kenisa ka ha-a-kim-it
VITiếng Việt
sự cai trị của nhà thờ
su cai tri cua nha tho
YOYO
awọn ẹ̀rọ ile-ẹ̀kù
a-won e-ro i-le-e-ku
ZH中文
教堂统治
jiao tang tongzhi
ZUZU
umsebenzi we-kilishe
um-se-ben-zi we-ki-li-she