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Christendom

noun
/ˈkɹɪsn̩dəm/

Etymology

From Middle English cristendom, cristendome, from Old English cristendōm, equivalent to Christen + -dom.

  1. inherited from cristendōm
  2. inherited from cristendom

Definitions

  1. The Christian world

    The Christian world; Christ's Church on Earth.

    • The Arian doctrine which then divided Christendom.
    • The result is contained in the fact of a wide and still widening Christendom.
    • Wessex was facing new barbarians, apparently intent on destroying everything that Christendom meant for England.

  2. The state of being a (devout) Christian

    The state of being a (devout) Christian; Christian belief or faith.

    • By my Chriſtendome, So I were out of priſon, and kept Sheepe, I ſhould be as merry as the day is long.
    • […]and yet cannot be denied that ſo it ought to be, by any man that would not have his Chriſtendome ſuſpected.
    • Especially about law and its obligatory force was Cromwell's head clear, making clearer distinctions than Wolsey with his conscience or More with his Christendom.

  3. The name received at baptism

    The name received at baptism; any name or appellation.

    • […]but for an Author to renounce his Chriſtendome to write in his owne commendation, to refuſe the name which his Godfathers and Godmothers gaue him in his baptiſme , and call himſelfe a wellwiller to both the writers[…]
    • His faith, his ſweet diſaſter: with a world Of pretty fond adoptious chriſtendomes That blinking Cupid goſſips.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at Christendom. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at christendom. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at christendom

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA