Synonyms for kingdom


Grammar : Noun
Spell : king-duh m
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɪŋ dəm

Top 10 synonyms for kingdom Other synonyms for the word kingdom

Définition of kingdom

Origin :
  • Old English cyningdom; see king + -dom. Cognate with Old Saxon kuningdom, Middle Dutch koninghdom, Old Norse konungdomr. The usual Old English word was cynedom; Middle English also had kingrick (for second element, see Reichstag). Meaning "one of the realms of nature" is from 1690s. Kingdom-come "the next world" (1785) is from the Lord's Prayer.
  • noun historically, an area ruled by a monarch
Example sentences :
  • Christian Greece weaker than at any time since she became a kingdom.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • He registered his kingdom of Corsica for the use of his creditors.
  • Extract from : « The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 10, Issue 267, August 4, 1827 » by Various
  • We can think of God's Kingdom and righteousness only in the light of the pietistic.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • Beyond that again is the kingdom of Prester John and of the great Cham.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever.
  • Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump
  • For Thine Is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory for ever and ever.
  • Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump
  • Then he forgot that the weight of a kingdom rested upon his shoulders.
  • Extract from : « Biographical Stories » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Then, as for active exercises, she could ride on horseback as well as any man in her kingdom.
  • Extract from : « Biographical Stories » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • A confessor was sent for, and he bequeathed his kingdom to his son Henry.
  • Extract from : « Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II » by Charlotte Mary Yonge
  • The family of the Rackrents is, I am proud to say, one of the most ancient in the kingdom.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
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