Definitions for conquest
ˈkɒn kwɛst, ˈkɒŋ-con·quest

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. conquest, conquering, subjection, subjugationnoun

   the act of conquering

2. conquestnoun

   success in mastering something difficult

   "the conquest of space"

3. seduction, conquestnoun

   an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone

Wiktionary(1.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. conquestnoun

   Victory gained through combat; the subjugation of an enemy.

2. conquestnoun

   An act or instance of overcoming an obstacle.

3. conquestnoun

   A person with whom one has had sex.

4. Etymology: conqueste (Modern French conquête).

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Conquestnoun

   the act or process of conquering, or acquiring by force; the act of overcoming or subduing opposition by force, whether physical or moral; subjection; subjugation; victory

2. Conquestnoun

   that which is conquered; possession gained by force, physical or moral

3. Conquestnoun

   the acquiring of property by other means than by inheritance; acquisition

4. Conquestnoun

   the act of gaining or regaining by successful struggle; as, the conquest of liberty or peace

Freebase(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Conquest

   Conquest is the 13th album by British rock band Uriah Heep. It was released in 1980. 1979-80 was a period of change for Heep, with John Sloman taking over lead vocal duties, Lee Kerslake bowing out from behind the drumstool, and main songwriter Ken Hensley ultimately leaving the band. Taken together with the commercial rock sound of the album, this is the most contentious era of Uriah Heep's history, with many fans believing Conquest is the group's worst record. Despite this era being regarded in hindsight as something of a disaster by Hensley as well as Mick Box, the album did receive some positive reviews at the time, namely a five-star rating from Record Mirror and three-and-a-half stars from Geoff Barton in Sounds. It also sold well enough to crack the Top 40 of the UK album charts, whereas all three of the band's previous records with John Lawton had failed to chart in the UK at all. The original UK release came in a single, matte LP sleeve, stickered with 'Special 10th Anniversary Price £3.99', with the liner being heavy-stock card, complete with lyrics. It credits Trevor Bolder with vocals on "It Ain't Easy" but it is, in fact, Sloman. The album was never issued in North America and was difficult to find there even as an import.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. conquest

   The act of conquering or acquiring by force; the act of overcoming or subduing opposition by force; subjugation; victory.

Matched Categories

1. • Capture
   • Success

How to pronounce conquest?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of conquest in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of conquest in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of conquest in a Sentence

1. Teresa of Ávila:

   Learn to self-conquest, persevere thus for a time, and you will perceive very clearly the advantage which you gain from it. As soon you apply yourself to orison, you will at once feel your senses gather themselves together: they seem like bees which return to the hive and there shut themselves up to work at the making of honey. At the first call of the will, they come back more and more quickly. At last, after countless exercises, of this kind, God disposes them to a state of utter rest and of perfect contemplation.

2. Andriy Yermak:

   In order to protect that unity, in order to make it work, you’ve got to have really, really honest discussions about the implications of what’s going on, the pressures that individual friends and partners are feeling, but the price of backing down, the price of allowing Putin to succeed, to hack off huge parts of Ukraine, to continue with his programme of conquest, that price will be far, far higher.

3. Robin Rnnlund:

   Our oldest finds are from around 500 BC, but the city seems to have flourished mainly from the fourth to the third century BC before it was abandoned for some reason, maybe in connection with the Roman conquest of the area.

4. Helen Rowland:

   Love, the quest; marriage, the conquest; divorce, the inquest.

5. C. C. Colton:

   Men of strong minds and who think for themselves, should not be discouraged on finding occasionally that some of their best ideas have been anticipated by former writers; they will neither anathematize others nor despair themselves. They will rather go on discovering things before discovered, until they are rewarded with a land hitherto unknown, an empire indisputably their own, both right of conquest and of discovery.

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