Christendom

英 ['krɪsndəm] 美 ['krɪsndəm]

• n. 基督教徒的总称；基督教世界

英英释义

Noun:

1. 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"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Christianity has shrivelled in Christendom's European heart.
   在基督教世界的欧洲中心，基督教已经萎缩。
2. John, from the beloved disciple, had been a favorite name for centuries all over Christendom.
   约翰来自受人爱戴的信徒，几个世纪以来这个名在基督教世界一直很受欢迎。

近反义词

【近义词】

• church 礼拜仪式
• Christianity 基督教