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cristianità

Christendom

noun kree-stya-nee-TAH Rare
Arts & Culture Religion

Origin: Latin christianitas

Also means

Christianity (as a community)

Usage Note

Cristianità denotes the global community of Christian believers taken collectively, or the historical civilisation shaped by Christianity — closer to 'Christendom' than to cristianesimo (Christianity as a doctrine or religion). Like all -tà nouns it is invariable in the plural and almost always used in the singular. It appears frequently in historical and theological writing: tutta la cristianità (all of Christendom).

Examples

"La crociata fu predicata in tutta la cristianità."

Natural Translation

The crusade was preached throughout all of Christendom.

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