christendom
/ˈkɹɪsn̩dəm/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
Etymology
From Middle English cristendom, cristendome, from Old English cristendōm, equivalent to Christen + -dom.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: cristendom, cristendōm