What does conquest mean?
Definitions for conquest
ˈkɒn kwɛst, ˈkɒŋ-con·quest
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Princeton's WordNet
conquest, conquering, subjection, subjugationnoun
the act of conquering
conquestnoun
success in mastering something difficult
"the conquest of space"
seduction, conquestnoun
an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone
Wiktionary
conquestnoun
Victory gained through combat; the subjugation of an enemy.
conquestnoun
An act or instance of overcoming an obstacle.
conquestnoun
A person with whom one has had sex.
Etymology: conqueste (Modern French conquête).
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Conquestnoun
Etymology: conqueste, French.
A perfect conquest of a country reduces all the people to the condition of subjects. John Davies, on Ireland.
More willingly I mention air,
This our old conquest; than remember hell,
Our hated habitation. John Milton, Paradise Regained, b. i.I must yield my body to the earth,
And by my fall, the conquest to my foe. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.I’ll lead thy daughter to a conqueror’s bed;
To whom I will retail my conquest won,
And she shall be sole victress. William Shakespeare, Richard III.Not to be o’ercome, was to do more
Than all the conquests former kings did gain. Dryden.In joys of conquest he resigns his breath,
And, fill’d with England’s glory, smiles in death. Addison.
Wikipedia
Conquest
Conquest is the act of military subjugation of an enemy by force of arms.Military history provides many examples of conquest: the Roman conquest of Britain, the Mauryan conquest of Afghanistan and of vast areas of the Indian subcontinent, the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire and various Muslim conquests, to mention just a few. The Norman conquest of England provides an example: it built on cultural ties, led to the subjugation of the Kingdom of England to Norman control and brought William the Conqueror to the English throne in 1066. Conquest may link in some ways with colonialism. England, for example, experienced phases and areas of Anglo-Saxon, Viking and Franco-Norman colonisation and conquest.
Webster Dictionary
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
Conquestnoun
that which is conquered; possession gained by force, physical or moral
Conquestnoun
the acquiring of property by other means than by inheritance; acquisition
Conquestnoun
the act of gaining or regaining by successful struggle; as, the conquest of liberty or peace
Freebase
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
conquest
The act of conquering or acquiring by force; the act of overcoming or subduing opposition by force; subjugation; victory.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
CONQUEST
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Conquest is ranked #25518 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Conquest surname appeared 968 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Conquest.
60.1% or 582 total occurrences were White.
32.1% or 311 total occurrences were Black.
3.2% or 31 total occurrences were of two or more races.
2.5% or 25 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.3% or 13 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
0.6% or 6 total occurrences were Asian.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of conquest in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of conquest in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of conquest in a Sentence
Batu Khans conquest was the greatest national tragedy, surpassing any other event in cruelty and destruction, it is not by chance that it is among the few such events that made its way into the Russian folklore.
With its continued spree of attacks in Africa, ISIS has made special mention of attacks on Christians, part of its Ramadan conquest.
This is a period of conquest for private clinics.
We are interested in external conquest.
Now we see [Putin] for what he is — a bloodstained aggressor who believes in imperial conquest.
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