king|dom

king|dom
king|dom «KIHNG duhm», noun.
1. a country that is governed by a king or queen; land or territory ruled by one king. England, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden are kingdoms. SYNONYM(S): monarchy.
2. Figurative. a realm, domain, or province: »

The mind is the kingdom of thought.

3. one of the three divisions of the natural world; the animal kingdom, the plant kingdom, or the mineral kingdom.
4. Often, Kingdom. Theology. the spiritual sovereignty of God or Christ; the domain over which God rules in heaven and on earth: »

Jesus went about…preaching the gospel of the kingdom (Matthew 4:23).

5. Obsolete. kingly function, power, or position; sovereignty; kingship: »

I must be married to my brother's daughter, Or else my kingdom stands on brittle glass (Shakespeare).

╂[Old English cyningdōm]

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