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kingdom

kingdom

180 3.5
An area where someone or something has strong influence
  • noun
  • /ˈkɪŋdəm/
: dominio
  • Eventually, the storytellers in the kingdom ran out of stories to tell the king.
  • kingdom as a whole

That's why Jesus said the Kingdom of heaven is within.

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Examples

  • In the movie, the kingdom of Arendelle is filled with magical ice and snow.

  • The two could be combined to form a new Kingdom, the Kingdom of Orange.

  • You could be in the Kingdom and find no peace.

  • And he said, Jesus, when you come in your Kingdom, Remember Me.

  • Yet since we are bidden to pray, Thy kingdom come on earth, we have to believe that it will come.

    Academic text (2017)
  • We will bind our two kingdoms through the generations, and not simply for one lifetime.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • The boy was banished from the kingdom, cast into the wild world to fend for himself.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • This is my kingdom!

  • The internet has created a new kingdom of knowledge that anyone can access.

  • In the online gaming world, each player belongs to a kingdom that competes for resources.

Synonyms

land
vskingdom
663 6.5

A place where a particular quality or activity is common

is a domain term used figuratively but not tied to place images
realm
vskingdom
243 5.1

An area of knowledge or activity like music

is broader meaning any sphere where something is dominant
dominium
vskingdom
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A land area controlled by a ruler or state

is figurative and applies to dominance beyond political territory

Idioms

kingdom come
  • Informal
36 8.6

A state after death or when something is completely destroyed

to kingdom come
  • Informal
13 9.4

Says that it is sent far away or completely destroyed

1 8.6

For a very long time, possibly forever

Compounds

A country in northwestern Europe made of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Kingdom of God
  • Literature
27 7.9

A spiritual rule of God where people follow his will on earth and in heaven

animal kingdom
  • Specialized
20 2.5

All animals, living and extinct, that are not plants or fungi

A country in southwest Asia covering most of the Arabian Peninsula, ruled by a king and known for oil

plant kingdom
  • Specialized
2 4.1

A group of living things that includes mosses, ferns, and trees

Hermit Kingdom
  • Literature
1 8.8

A country that keeps itself very separate from other countries, for example North Korea

The official name of the country in northwest Europe made of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

A country in southern Africa that is entirely surrounded by South Africa

A country made of the Netherlands and the Caribbean countries Aruba, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten

A country in southwestern Europe with a king and an elected government

A country in northwest Africa ruled by a king with a mostly Muslim population

A country in southwest Asia that is an Arab kingdom and borders the Red Sea

A country in northern Europe that includes the Jutland peninsula and many islands

A country with no sea in the eastern Himalayas between India and China

1 6.4

Former official name of Eswatini, a small landlocked country in southeastern Africa with a king

mineral kingdom
  • Specialized
1 7.2

A group of non-living natural materials like rocks and metals

A country in northern Europe ruled by a king with a long coastline

kingdom Animalia
  • Specialized
1 4.9

A group that contains all animals, living and extinct

Kingdom of Nepal
  • Literature
1 5.3

A country in the Himalayas that was ruled by a king from 1768 to 2008

kingdom Fungi
  • Specialized
1 5.2

A large group of living things that includes mushrooms and yeasts

The official name of Sweden, a country in northern Europe

A country in Southeast Asia with the capital Phnom Penh

An island country in the South Pacific with a king

fungus kingdom
  • Specialized
1 6.3

A group of living things like mushrooms, molds, and yeasts that are not plants

kingdom Monera
  • Archaic
1 9.1

Very small simple living things like bacteria that have no nucleus in their cells

A northwest European country with a king and the main offices of the European Union

A country in Southeast Asia often called Thailand

1 9.9

A former Anglo-Saxon kingdom in northern England that existed until 876 AD

An ancient kingdom south of the Caucasus Mountains in what is now eastern and southern Georgia

kingdom Plantae
  • Specialized
1 5.8

A large group of living things that includes all plants like mosses and flowering plants

kingdom Protoctista
  • Specialized
1 9.6

A group of mainly single-celled living things like algae and protozoa that are not plants or animals

kingdom of Pisces
  • Literature
9.9

A place in your mind where imagination and artistic feeling are strong

8.8

A former group of single-celled living things without a nucleus, like bacteria

How Broad

empire
459 3.5
kingdom
180 3.5
realm
243 5.1
area
∞ 1.0
niche
120 5.5

Surface Forms

kingdom singular
kingdoms plural

Morphology

kingdom = king (transparent) = king + dom

The figurative sense 'domain' or 'sphere' is a straightforward metaphorical extension of 'realm' and is inferable from the components.

Etymology

Kingdom also keeps its original sense of an 'area of rule' from king + -dom, so we use it for any domain where something is strong or in charge. That's why we can talk about a company's 'kingdom' in a market or the 'kingdom' of someone's imagination.