Christendom是什么意思？

Christendom

英[ˈkrɪsndəm] 美[ˈkrɪsəndəm]

• n. 基督教世界；

例句

• In the traditional citadels of Christendom, grey Gothic cathedrals stand mute witnesses to a rejected faith. 在传统基督教的大本营, 灰白色的哥特式大教堂寂寥的屹立着,默默地看着被背弃的信仰.
• Rome was the greatest city in all Christendom. 罗马是当时世界上最伟大的城市.
• All Christendom makes merry at Christmas. 圣诞节时整个基督教世界尽情欢乐.
• During festival, in every country, Christendom all holds ceremonious souvenir ceremony. 节日期间, 各国基督教徒都举行隆重的纪念仪式.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-PROPER
  基督教世界(指所有基督徒和基督教国家)
  All the Christian people and countries in the world can be referred to as Christendom .

英英词典释义

• 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"