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Christendom
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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| Christendom (ˈkrɪsəndəm) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the collective body of Christians throughout the world or throughout history |
| 2. | an obsolete word for Christianity |
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Word Origin & History
Christendom
O.E. cristendom "Christianity, state of being a Christian," from Christian + -dom, suffix of condition or quality. The native formation, crowded out by Latinate Christianity except for sense "lands where Christianity is the dominant religion" (1389).
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