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Synonyms for realm

Grammar : Noun
Spell : relm
Phonetic Transcription : rɛlm

Top 10 synonyms for realm
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Définition of realm

Origin :
  • late 13c., "kingdom," from Old French reaume, probably from roiaume "kingdom," altered (by influence of Latin regalis "regal") from Gallo-Romance *regiminem, accusative form of Latin regimen "system of government, rule" (see regimen). Transferred sense "sphere of activity" is from late 14c.
  • noun area of responsibility or rule
Example sentences :
  • There are some who challenge the expediency of the Imperial character of this realm.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • This is the final degeneration into the realm of pure foolery.
  • Extract from : « The Dramatic Values in Plautus » by Wilton Wallace Blancke
  • Why, he had promised me that I should have pioneer's rights in the realm of beauty.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • But lift the whole problem out of the realm of books as such!
  • Extract from : « Understanding the Scriptures » by Francis McConnell
  • In Portugal they were converted into a new order for the defence of the realm.
  • Extract from : « Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II » by Charlotte Mary Yonge
  • That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • A woman by whom the realm is ruled when there is a king, and through whom it is ruled when there is not.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • A certain quality of the human hand in its relation to the coin of the realm.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • The Past is the region of sobs, the Future is the realm of song.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • For like all living principles, in this realm of Reality, it cannot die.
  • Extract from : « Life: Its True Genesis » by R. W. Wright

Antonyms for realm

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