| n. | 1. | The profession of faith in Christ by baptism; hence, the Christian religion, or the adoption of it. |
| 2. | The name received at baptism; or, more generally, any name or appelation. | |
| 3. | That portion of the world in which Christianity prevails, or which is governed under Christian institutions, in distinction from heathen or Mohammedan lands. | |
| 4. | The whole body of Christians. |
| Noun | 1. | Christendom - the collective body of Christians throughout the world and history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and Australia); "for a thousand years the Roman Catholic Church was the principal church of Christendom" Synonyms: Christianity |
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