Kingdom
noun
The territory or region ruled by a king or queen.
The kingdom was well protected from invaders.
Often appears as...
- united kingdom
- kingdom of heaven
noun
One of the main categories of living organisms, including plants, animals, fungi, and many others.
The animal kingdom is diverse and fascinating.
Often appears as...
- plant kingdom
- animal kingdom
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Academic
noun
A realm or sphere in which one thing is dominant.
In the kingdom of fashion, trends change quickly.
Often appears as...
- kingdom of god
- kingdom of heaven
noun
In Christianity, the spiritual realm over which God reigns.
We pray for God's kingdom to come.
Often appears as...
- kingdom of god
- kingdom of heaven
noun
The territory or region ruled by a king or queen.
The kingdom was well protected from invaders.
Often appears as...
- united kingdom
- kingdom of heaven
noun
One of the main categories of living organisms, including plants, animals, fungi, and many others.
The animal kingdom is diverse and fascinating.
Often appears as...
- plant kingdom
- animal kingdom
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A realm or sphere in which one thing is dominant.
In the kingdom of fashion, trends change quickly.
Often appears as...
- kingdom of god
- kingdom of heaven
noun
In Christianity, the spiritual realm over which God reigns.
We pray for God's kingdom to come.
Often appears as...
- kingdom of god
- kingdom of heaven
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Pro Tip 1/2Historical Context
Often used in history or stories about past times when kings or queens had power over lands.
Stories of the ancient kingdom fascinated him.
Pro Tip 2/2Monarchic Rule
Refers to an area where the government's head is a monarch, like a king or queen.
The queen traveled throughout her kingdom.
Pro Tip 1/2Historical Context
Often used in history or stories about past times when kings or queens had power over lands.
Stories of the ancient kingdom fascinated him.
Pro Tip 2/2Monarchic Rule
Refers to an area where the government's head is a monarch, like a king or queen.
The queen traveled throughout her kingdom.
Pro Tip 1/2Historical Context
Often used in history or stories about past times when kings or queens had power over lands.
Stories of the ancient kingdom fascinated him.
Pro Tip 2/2Monarchic Rule
Refers to an area where the government's head is a monarch, like a king or queen.
The queen traveled throughout her kingdom.
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How smart are...
orangutans have adapted to a life high in the rain forest canopies. Many of the skills they learn are transmitted through the special bond they have with their mothers, the most extended in the animal kingdom next to humans. Orangutan mothers usually give birth to one baby at a time, waiting up to eight years before having another.
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The secrets of Mozart’s...
They must pass three trials of wisdom, and only then can the day vanquish the night. Helped by the flute's magic power, the two youths overcome these trials and the Queen's attempts to sabotage them. They're finally initiated into the temple having restored balance to the kingdom.
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Float Like a Butterfly…...
Where those animals are hiding or even underneath stones. But, you know, there is one species of octopus, the big blue octopus. That likes to collaborate with other species when it goes foraging. Collaboration feeding is really important throughout the animal kingdom.
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What is World of...
realm of magic ancient kingdoms and legendary heroes for millions of players world of warcraft is more than a game it's a bridge spanning continents nationalities and languages a virtual playground to connect interact and have fun with friends and family on a whole
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The Missing Years of...
would later say of a kingdom of God where the cause of the poor and the lowly and the disadvantaged would be championed over those who oppressed them by studying stories agreed upon to be true a clearer albeit hypothesized portrait of Christ's life can emerge
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Can we create new senses...
are just picking up the objective reality that's out there. Instead, our brains are sampling just a little bit of the world. Now, across the animal kingdom, different animals pick up on different parts of reality. So in the blind and deaf world of the tick,
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The Atlantic slave...
Slavery replaced other criminal sentences, and capturing slaves became a motivation for war, rather than its result. To defend themselves from slave raids, neighboring kingdoms needed European firearms, which they also bought with slaves.
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Why do whales sing? -...
But the most famous parts of this underwater symphony are the evocative melodies, or songs, composed by the world's largest mammals, whales. Whale songs are one of the most sophisticated communication systems in the animal kingdom.
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The three different ways...
Whether placental, marsupial, or monotreme, each of these creatures and its unique birthing methods, however bizarre, have succeeded for many millennia in bringing new life and diversity into the mammal kingdom.
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Why do animals have such...
But if that's consistently true, why the huge variance in aging patterns and lifespan within the animal kingdom? The answer lies in several factors, including environment and body size.
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How smart are...
orangutans have adapted to a life high in the rain forest canopies. Many of the skills they learn are transmitted through the special bond they have with their mothers, the most extended in the animal kingdom next to humans. Orangutan mothers usually give birth to one baby at a time, waiting up to eight years before having another.
Video examples
The secrets of Mozart’s...
They must pass three trials of wisdom, and only then can the day vanquish the night. Helped by the flute's magic power, the two youths overcome these trials and the Queen's attempts to sabotage them. They're finally initiated into the temple having restored balance to the kingdom.
Video examples
Float Like a Butterfly…...
Where those animals are hiding or even underneath stones. But, you know, there is one species of octopus, the big blue octopus. That likes to collaborate with other species when it goes foraging. Collaboration feeding is really important throughout the animal kingdom.
Video examples
What is World of...
realm of magic ancient kingdoms and legendary heroes for millions of players world of warcraft is more than a game it's a bridge spanning continents nationalities and languages a virtual playground to connect interact and have fun with friends and family on a whole
Video examples
The Missing Years of...
would later say of a kingdom of God where the cause of the poor and the lowly and the disadvantaged would be championed over those who oppressed them by studying stories agreed upon to be true a clearer albeit hypothesized portrait of Christ's life can emerge
Video examples
Can we create new senses...
are just picking up the objective reality that's out there. Instead, our brains are sampling just a little bit of the world. Now, across the animal kingdom, different animals pick up on different parts of reality. So in the blind and deaf world of the tick,
Video examples
The Atlantic slave...
Slavery replaced other criminal sentences, and capturing slaves became a motivation for war, rather than its result. To defend themselves from slave raids, neighboring kingdoms needed European firearms, which they also bought with slaves.
Video examples
Why do whales sing? -...
But the most famous parts of this underwater symphony are the evocative melodies, or songs, composed by the world's largest mammals, whales. Whale songs are one of the most sophisticated communication systems in the animal kingdom.
Video examples
The three different ways...
Whether placental, marsupial, or monotreme, each of these creatures and its unique birthing methods, however bizarre, have succeeded for many millennia in bringing new life and diversity into the mammal kingdom.
Video examples
Why do animals have such...
But if that's consistently true, why the huge variance in aging patterns and lifespan within the animal kingdom? The answer lies in several factors, including environment and body size.
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Pilou Asbaek
Danish Actor
In my home country, which is one of the oldest kingdoms in the world, you're born with the title. You don't get elected. I don't know how the king and queen of Denmark would respond if they suddenly had to do a speech, if the people would vote for them. I don't know how that would end up.
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Marcel Proust
French Author
It is in moments of illness that we are compelled to recognize that we live not alone but chained to a creature of a different kingdom, whole worlds apart, who has no knowledge of us and by whom it is impossible to make ourselves understood: our body.
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Ben Howard
English Musician
Songs became little time periods of my life, little tales from certain periods, and you build these kingdoms and memories... they're all little personal relationships and places that I've stored in my head.
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David Zinczenko
American Businessman
I've spent more than a decade channeling information for and about men. I'm able to come and use this information, with the help of the research, to hand over the keys to the kingdom to women.
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Billy Dee Williams
American Actor
I tell my son Corey that the greatest teacher is the teacher who says, 'Don't follow me; follow yourself. Because within you there is that kingdom, that life, that force.
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Lynda Barry
American Cartoonist
The happy ending is hardly important, though we may be glad it's there. The real joy is knowing that if you felt the trouble in the story, your kingdom isn't dead.
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Orson Pratt
American Theologian
The kingdom of God is an order of government established by divine authority. It is the only legal government that can exist in any part of the universe.
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Jesus Christ
Leader
My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jews. But now my kingdom is from another place.
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James Wan
Australian Producer
I've always wanted to do a world creation story and visually create this amazing, incredible, magical kingdom.
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Jeremy Taylor
British Clergyman
Marriage is the mother of the world. It preserves kingdoms, and fills cities and churches, and heaven itself.
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Pilou Asbaek
Danish Actor
In my home country, which is one of the oldest kingdoms in the world, you're born with the title. You don't get elected. I don't know how the king and queen of Denmark would respond if they suddenly had to do a speech, if the people would vote for them. I don't know how that would end up.
Quote examples
Marcel Proust
French Author
It is in moments of illness that we are compelled to recognize that we live not alone but chained to a creature of a different kingdom, whole worlds apart, who has no knowledge of us and by whom it is impossible to make ourselves understood: our body.
Quote examples
Ben Howard
English Musician
Songs became little time periods of my life, little tales from certain periods, and you build these kingdoms and memories... they're all little personal relationships and places that I've stored in my head.
Quote examples
David Zinczenko
American Businessman
I've spent more than a decade channeling information for and about men. I'm able to come and use this information, with the help of the research, to hand over the keys to the kingdom to women.
Quote examples
Billy Dee Williams
American Actor
I tell my son Corey that the greatest teacher is the teacher who says, 'Don't follow me; follow yourself. Because within you there is that kingdom, that life, that force.
Quote examples
Lynda Barry
American Cartoonist
The happy ending is hardly important, though we may be glad it's there. The real joy is knowing that if you felt the trouble in the story, your kingdom isn't dead.
Quote examples
Orson Pratt
American Theologian
The kingdom of God is an order of government established by divine authority. It is the only legal government that can exist in any part of the universe.
Quote examples
Jesus Christ
Leader
My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jews. But now my kingdom is from another place.
Quote examples
James Wan
Australian Producer
I've always wanted to do a world creation story and visually create this amazing, incredible, magical kingdom.
Quote examples
Jeremy Taylor
British Clergyman
Marriage is the mother of the world. It preserves kingdoms, and fills cities and churches, and heaven itself.
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