Christendom
Christendom 英 [ˈkrɪsndəm] 美 [ˈkrɪsəndəm]
n. 基督教徒的总称；信奉基督教的国家
名词复数:christendoms
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- n. 基督教徒的总称；信奉基督教的国家
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1. In the name of Christendom, kings and their knights rode off to crusades with papal blessing, as David and the hosts of Yahweh redivivus, cleansing the Holy Land of infidels.
当时的国王和骑士打着基督教国家的旗号，带着教皇的祝福，策马加入了十字军行列，有如大卫和耶和华的军队复活了，要清除圣地的异教徒。
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2. If you’re familiar with the stories of Christendom, you probably know the one about St. Peter walking on water.
如果你了解基督教的故事，你可能会知道关于圣彼得在水上行走的故事。
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3. A turreted medieval wall enclosed the city, which had once served as the capital of Christendom for nearly a hundred years.
中世纪的角塔围墙包围着这城市，这里曾经作为基督国的首都有接近一百年。
- Christendom (n.) Old English cristendom "Christianity, state of being a Christian, profession of faith in Christ by baptism," from cristen (see Christian) + -dom, suffix of condition or quality. The native formation, crowded out by Latinate Christianity except in the sense of "lands where Christianity is the dominant religion" (late 14c.). Similar formations are found in Scandinavian languages.
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