Definition

1. Noun:
   • A kingdom or territory ruled by a monarch: A realm is a country or region that is governed by a king or queen.
   • A field or sphere of activity, interest, or knowledge: A realm is a particular domain or area in which something exists or is dominant.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The king's decree was law throughout the entire realm.
  • Her research is in the realm of theoretical physics.
  • Fantasy novels transport readers to magical realms.

Advanced Usage

• "within the realm of possibility": Something that is possible or could happen.
  • Finding a solution is within the realm of possibility if we work together.
• "beyond the realm of": Outside the scope or understanding of a particular area.
  • The concept is beyond the realm of everyday experience.

Variants and Related Words

• Kingdom (n): A country, state, or territory ruled by a king or queen. Often used interchangeably with "realm" for its political meaning.
• Domain (n): An area of territory owned or controlled by a ruler or government; a specified sphere of activity or knowledge.
• Sphere (n): An area of activity, interest, or expertise; a particular section of society.

Synonyms

• Kingdom: A realm, especially one ruled by a monarch.
• Domain: A specified sphere of activity or knowledge.
• Province: A territory governed as a unit; a sphere of special knowledge or interest.

Related Phrases

• Realm of thought: The domain or world of ideas and thinking.
  • In the realm of thought, anything is imaginable.
• Peer of the realm: A member of the British nobility who has the right to sit in the House of Lords.
  • The Duke is a peer of the realm.

Related Idioms

• In the realm of ideas/concepts: Pertaining to abstract thought rather than practical reality.
  • His proposal is still in the realm of ideas and needs a practical plan.

Noun

1. a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about
   • it was a limited realm of discourse
   • here we enter the region of opinion
   • the realm of the occult
2. the domain ruled by a king or queen
3. 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