Kindom
//ˈkɪndəm// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Synonym of kingdom. Yorkshire, obsolete
"[…] for tea brews and surkelates moar mischeef amang t'nabaz, then all't ale thear iz it kindom put tagether […]"
- 2 A divinely-instituted egalitarian community. neologism
"Jesus continued, "What does the kindom [KJV kingdome] of God resemble? To what will I liken it? […]"
Synonyms
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More examples"[…] for tea brews and surkelates moar mischeef amang t'nabaz, then all't ale thear iz it kindom put tagether […]"
Etymology
Etymology 1
Inherited from Middle English kinedom, kynedom, from Old English cynedōm (“authority, kingdom”), from cyne- (“royal”) + -dōm (abstract nominal suffix). Compare Scots kinrick.
Etymology 2
From kin (“relatives”) + -dom as a more egalitarian or gender-neutral alternative to kingdom.
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