Definition

1. Noun:
   • A country or territory ruled by a king or queen: A political unit with a monarch as its sovereign head of state.
   • One of the highest categories in biological taxonomy: A primary division of living organisms, such as Animalia or Plantae.
   • A realm or sphere in which a particular thing or concept is dominant: An area of activity, study, or influence.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The United Kingdom comprises England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
  • Lions are powerful predators within the animal kingdom.
  • The artist's studio was his private kingdom, where his creativity ruled supreme.

Advanced Usage

• "kingdom come": A phrase meaning eternity, the afterlife, or a very long time.
  • The old castle was blown to kingdom come during the war.
• "to blow someone/something to kingdom come": To destroy something completely with an explosion.
  • The rebels threatened to blow the bridge to kingdom come.

Variants and Related Words

• Kingdomed (adj, archaic): Having a kingdom or kingdoms.
• King (n): The male ruler of a kingdom.
• Queendom (n): A territory ruled by a queen.

Synonyms

• Realm: A kingdom (often used in formal or literary contexts).
• Monarchy: A form of government with a monarch at the head.
• Domain: An area of territory owned or controlled by a ruler or government; a sphere of activity.

Related Phrases

• "till kingdom come": For a very long time, seemingly forever.
  • You can wait till kingdom come, but I won't change my mind.

Related Idioms

• "A kingdom for a...": An expression (from Shakespeare's ) used to emphasize a desperate desire for something.
  • "A kingdom for a cup of coffee!" he exclaimed after the long meeting.
• "The kingdom of heaven/God": In Christian theology, the spiritual realm over which God reigns.
  • The preacher spoke about the values of the kingdom of heaven.

Noun

1. a basic group of natural objects
2. the highest taxonomic group into which organisms are grouped; one of five biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or Fungi or Animalia
3. a monarchy with a king or queen as head of state
4. the domain ruled by a king or queen
5. a country with a king as head of state
6. 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