realm
noun (a realm, realms)
Everyday
- (formal, old) A country ruled by a king or queen; a kingdom. tree →
- An area of knowledge, activity or interest: «the realm of science». tree →
- (stories) A world or land, often magical: «the realm of the fairies». tree →
- (church) Christians speak of «the heavenly realm». tree →
In the lessons
Fairy tales and fantasy books are full of realms. In formal talk «the realm of possibility» means what could happen. In history, a knight defended the realm. Phrases: «the realm of», «within the realms of possibility», «defender of the realm».
Examples
- The king ruled his realm wisely. tree →
- The story takes place in a magical realm under the sea. tree →
- Flying cars are not in the realm of science fiction any more. tree →
- Time travel is outside the realm of possibility. tree →
- The knights swore to protect the realm. tree →
- In the realm of sport, she is a star. tree →
- The fair Princess, Marya Morevna, carried him off into her own realm. tree →
Note
The «l» is pronounced: «relm». Countable. Fairly formal or literary; everyday words: «kingdom», «area», «world».
In Jewish tradition
In Chronicles and Daniel it means a king's kingdom. Jehoshaphat's realm was quiet because God gave him rest, and Darius was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans.
Interpretation. The tradition reads Jehoshaphat's quiet realm as God's reward for his faithfulness. Daniel's story shows God raising His faithful servant in a foreign kingdom.
Examples
- So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet; for his God gave him rest round about. (Writings 2CH.20.30, JPS 1917) tree →
- In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans; (Writings DAN.9.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- Then this Daniel distinguished himself above the presidents and the satraps, because a surpassing spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm. (Writings DAN.6.4, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
The «l» is pronounced: «relm». Countable. Fairly formal or literary; everyday words: «kingdom», «area», «world».
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «realm» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «realm» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «realm» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «realm» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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