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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

KING'DOM, n. [king and dom, jurisdiction.]
1. The territory or country subject to a king; an undivided territory under the dominion of a king or monarch. The foreign possessions of a king are not usually included in the term kingdom. Thus we speak of the kingdom of England, of France or of Spain, without including the East or West Indies.
2. The inhabitants or population subject to a king. The whole kingdom was alarmed.
3. In natural history, a division; as the animal, vegetable and mineral kingdoms.
4. A region; a tract; the place where any thing prevails and holds sway; as the watery kingdom.
5. In Scripture, the government or universal dominion of God. 1 Chronicles 29. Psalms 145.
6. The power of supreme administration. 2 Samuel 18.
7. A princely nation or state.
Ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests. Exodus 19.
8. Heaven. Matthew 26.
9. State of glory in heaven. Matthew 5.
10. The reign of the Messiah. Matthew 3.
11. Government; rule; supreme administration.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a domain in which something is dominant; "the untroubled kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of the realm of cotton in the south" [syn: kingdom, land, realm]
2: a country with a king as head of state
3: the domain ruled by a king or queen [syn: kingdom, realm]
4: a monarchy with a king or queen as head of state
5: the highest taxonomic group into which organisms are grouped; one of five biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or Fungi or Animalia
6: a basic group of natural objects

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: before 12th century 1. archaic kingship 2. a politically organized community or major territorial unit having a monarchical form of government headed by a king or queen 3. often capitalized a. the eternal kingship of God b. the realm in which God's will is fulfilled 4. a. a realm or region in which something is dominant b. an area or sphere in which one holds a preeminent position 5. a. one of the three primary divisions into which natural objects are commonly classified — compare animal kingdom, mineral kingdom, plant kingdom b. a major category (as Plantae or Protista) in biological taxonomy that ranks above the phylum and below the domain

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 an organized community headed by a king. 2 the territory subject to a king. 3 a the spiritual reign attributed to God (Thy kingdom come). b the sphere of this (kingdom of heaven). 4 a domain belonging to a person, animal, etc. 5 a province of nature (the vegetable kingdom). 6 a specified mental or emotional province (kingdom of the heart; kingdom of fantasy). 7 Biol. the highest category in taxonomic classification. Phrases and idioms: come into (or to) one's kingdom achieve recognition or supremacy. kingdom come sl. eternity; the next world. till kingdom come sl. for ever. Derivatives: kingdomed adj. Etymology: OE cyningdom (as KING)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Kingdom King"dom, n. [AS. cyningd?m. See 2d King, and -dom.] 1. The rank, quality, state, or attributes of a king; royal authority; sovereign power; rule; dominion; monarchy. Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. --Ps. cxiv. 13. When Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself. --2 Chron. xxi. 4. 2. The territory or country subject to a king or queen; the dominion of a monarch; the sphere in which one is king or has control. Unto the kingdom of perpetual night. --Shak. You're welcome, Most learned reverend sir, into our kingdom. --Shak. 3. An extensive scientific division distinguished by leading or ruling characteristics; a principal division; a department; as, the mineral kingdom. ``The animal and vegetable kingdoms.'' --Locke. Animal kingdom. See under Animal. Kingdom of God. (a) The universe. (b) That spiritual realm of which God is the acknowledged sovereign. (c) The authority or dominion of God. Mineral kingdom. See under Mineral. United Kingdom. See under United. Vegetable kingdom. See under Vegetable. Syn: Realm; empire; dominion; monarchy; sovereignty; domain.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(kingdoms) 1. A kingdom is a country or region that is ruled by a king or queen. The kingdom's power declined. ...the United Kingdom. N-COUNT: usu sing, oft in names 2. All the animals, birds, and insects in the world can be referred to together as the animal kingdom. All the plants can be referred to as the plant kingdom. N-SING: usu n N

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Sovereignty, empire, dominion, supremacy, sovereign power, rule, monarchy, supreme power. 2. Dominion (s), realm (s). 3. Tract, region. 4. Division, department, realm, domain, province.

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