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Christendom

Chris·ten·dom [ kríss'ndəm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. Christian countries: all the areas of the world where Christianity is accepted as the main religion

2. Christians as group: all Christian people considered as a group ( formal )

[ Old English cristendom "condition of being Christian" < cristen (see christen)]
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