kingdom
plural
kingdoms
plural
kingdoms
Britannica Dictionary definition of KINGDOM
1
[count]
:
a country whose ruler is a king or queen
— often used figuratively
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After Queen Mary I died, her half sister Elizabeth ruled the kingdom.
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the Kingdom of Jordan
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He was one of the most successful planters in the cotton kingdom.
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The office is his own private kingdom.
2
[noncount]
:
the spiritual world of which God is king
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the kingdom of God/heaven
3
[count]
:
one of the three main divisions into which natural objects are classified
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the animal/mineral/plant kingdom
to kingdom come
informal
:
to a state of complete destruction
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He took out his shotgun and threatened to blast/blow them all to kingdom come.
