Definitions for kingdom
ˈkɪŋ dəmking·dom

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.6 / 5 votes

1. kingdom, land, realmnoun

   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"

2. kingdomnoun

   a country with a king as head of state

3. kingdom, realmnoun

   the domain ruled by a king or queen

4. kingdomnoun

   a monarchy with a king or queen as head of state

5. kingdomnoun

   the highest taxonomic group into which organisms are grouped; one of five biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or Fungi or Animalia

6. kingdomnoun

   a basic group of natural objects

GCIDERate this definition:3.9 / 11 votes

1. Kingdomnoun

   An extensive scientific division distinguished by leading or ruling characteristics; a principal division; a department; as, the mineral kingdom. In modern biology, the division of life into five kingdoms is widely used for classification.

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. kingdomnoun

   A nation having as supreme ruler a king and/or queen.

2. kingdomnoun

   A rank in the classification of organisms, below domain and above phylum; a taxon at that rank (e.g. the plant kingdom, the animal kingdom)

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Kingdomnoun

   Etymology: from king.

   1. The dominion of a king; the territories subject to a monarch.

   You’re welcome,
   Most learned, reverend sir, into our kingdom. William Shakespeare.

   Moses gave unto them the kingdom of Sihon, king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og, king of Bashan. Num. xxxii.

   2. A different class or order of beings. A word chiefly used among naturalists.

   The animal and vegetable kingdoms are so nearly joined, that if you take the lowest of one, and the highest of the other, there will scarce be perceived any difference. John Locke.

   3. A region; a tract.

   The wat’ry kingdom is no bar
   To stop the foreign spirits; but they come,
   As o’er a brook, to see fair Portia. William Shakespeare, Merch. of Ven.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. kingdom

   A kingdom is a large area of land that is ruled by a king or queen. It is a political or territorial unit which is often hereditary and is governed by a monarch. In a biological context, a kingdom is the highest classification into which living organisms are grouped in a hierarchical system of taxonomy.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Kingdomnoun

   the rank, quality, state, or attributes of a king; royal authority; sovereign power; rule; dominion; monarchy

2. Kingdomnoun

   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

3. Kingdomnoun

   an extensive scientific division distinguished by leading or ruling characteristics; a principal division; a department; as, the mineral kingdom

4. Etymology: [AS. cyningdm. See 2d King, and -dom.]

WikidataRate this definition:3.5 / 4 votes

1. Kingdom

   In biology, kingdom is a taxonomic rank, which is either the highest rank or in the more recent three-domain system, the rank below domain. Kingdoms are divided into smaller groups called phyla or divisions in botany. Currently, textbooks from the United States use a system of six kingdoms while British, Australian and Latin American textbooks may describe five kingdoms. Some recent classifications have explicitly abandoned the term "kingdom", noting that the traditional kingdoms are not monophyletic, i.e., do not consist of all the descendants of a common ancestor.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. kingdomnoun

   The male ruler of an independent state as one who inherits the position by right of birth from a rounded vault forming the crown of a temple or structure typically for him and her with the shape of a woman.

   He and her creates the Kingdom to come.

   Etymology: Empire elected by a Nation

   
   

   Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on February 26, 2024  

Suggested ResourcesRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. kingdom

   Song lyrics by kingdom -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by kingdom on the Lyrics.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. KINGDOM

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Kingdom is ranked #69996 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Kingdom surname appeared 280 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Kingdom.
   
   51% or 143 total occurrences were White.
   44.6% or 125 total occurrences were Black.
   2.1% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.7% or 5 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Country
   • Group
   • Monarchy
   • Sphere
   • Taxonomic Group

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'kingdom' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2294

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'kingdom' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4409

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'kingdom' in Nouns Frequency: #1587

How to pronounce kingdom?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say kingdom in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of kingdom in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of kingdom in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of kingdom in a Sentence

1. Nicola McEwen:

   Discussing schools, for example, Prime Minister Boris Johnson used year group terms that don't even make sense in Scotland. It wasn't at all clear in the statement what guidance applied to the whole United Kingdom and what applied to England specifically.

2. Edward Beck:

   Our understanding of heaven ... is that love doesn't die, that the circle of love becomes complete when you're united to God, that God calls all creation to himself, and of course the animal kingdom is part of that creation, i guess what Francis is trying to say is that love will be reunited again and we will know it in some way.

3. Edoardo Siani:

   Buddhist kings show possession of white elephants as a proof of their legitimacy, legitimate kings effortlessly attract white elephants from all corners of the kingdom. These elephants willingly submit to the authority of kings out of recognition of their moral strength.

4. Prime Minister David Cameron:

   It is wrong for the United Kingdom to sub-contract its security to other countries, and to expect the aircrews of other nations to carry the burdens and the risks of striking ISIL in Syria to stop terrorism here in Britain.

5. Sacha Sergio Llorenty Soliz:

   The United Kingdom supports the U.S. airstrike … because war crimes have consequences.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=kingdom
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=kingdom
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Kingdom
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=kingdom
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kingdom
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=kingdom
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html