Kingdom

Monarch's domain territory

A kingdom is a territory ruled by a king or queen—a political unit under monarchical authority: the kingdom of Sweden, the United Kingdom.

The word extends to any realm or domain: the kingdom of the mind, the animal kingdom.

In biology, kingdom is a major taxonomic rank grouping organisms by fundamental characteristics: plant kingdom, fungal kingdom.

In Christian theology, the kingdom of God or the kingdom of heaven refers to divine rule or the afterlife.

biblical

heaven

Sky or bliss

  • GodSupreme spiritual authority
  • gospelSacred choral tradition
  • eternalLasting without end

paradise · righteousness · salvation · spiritual · divine · Christ · Lord · holy · scripture · blessed

monarchy

throne

Ceremonial chair for sovereigns

royal · dynasty · palace · coronation · succession · prince · princess · majesty · court · ruler

biology

phylum

Major classification rank

  • classGrouping by shared traits
  • genusTaxonomic rank above species
  • speciesFinest taxonomic rank

taxonomy · classification · domain · Linnaean · organisms · eukaryote · prokaryote · family · order · phylogenetic

territory

realm

Governed territory or sphere

  • domainArea of control
  • landEarth's solid surface
  • empireDomain under unified control

nation · state · province · borders · conquest · vassal · fiefdom · sovereignty · region · subjects

figurative

sphere

Perfectly round solid

field · empire · turf · territory · stronghold · niche · dominion · province · specialty · bailiwick

Categories
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system of government

Kingdomrepublic

State with elected leaders

democracy · democratic republic · commonwealth · constitutional republic · anarchy

political scale and power

Kingdomvillage

Small rural community

hamlet · colony · vassal state · protectorate · puppet state

biological taxonomy

Kingdomspecies

Finest taxonomic rank

subspecies · variety · strain · genus · family

Phrases
Family

kingdoms

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