'Kingdom of God' definitions:
Definition of 'Kingdom of God'
From: WordNet
noun
The spiritual domain over which God is sovereign
Definition of 'Kingdom of God'
From: GCIDE
- Kingdom \King"dom\, n. [AS. cyningd[=o]m. See 2d King, and -dom.]
- 1. The rank, quality, state, or attributes of a king; royal authority; sovereign power; rule; dominion; monarchy. [1913 Webster]
- Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. --Ps. cxiv. 13. [1913 Webster]
- When Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself. --2 Chron. xxi. 4. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The territory or country subject to a king or queen; the dominion of a monarch; the sphere in which one is king or has control. [1913 Webster]
- Unto the kingdom of perpetual night. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- You're welcome, Most learned reverend sir, into our kingdom. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. An extensive scientific division distinguished by leading or ruling characteristics; a principal division; a department; as, the mineral kingdom. In modern biology, the division of life into five kingdoms is widely used for classification. "The animal and vegetable kingdoms." --Locke. [1913 Webster +PJC]
- Animal kingdom. See under Animal.
- Kingdom of God. (a) The universe. (b) That spiritual realm of which God is the acknowledged sovereign. (c) The authority or dominion of God.
- Mineral kingdom. See under Mineral.
- United Kingdom. See under United.
- Vegetable kingdom. See under Vegetable.
- Syn: Realm; empire; dominion; monarchy; sovereignty; domain. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Kingdom of God'
From: Easton
- Kingdom of God (Matt. 6:33; Mark 1:14, 15; Luke 4:43) = "kingdom of Christ" (Matt. 13:41; 20:21) = "kingdom of Christ and of God" (Eph. 5:5) = "kingdom of David" (Mark 11:10) = "the kingdom" (Matt. 8:12; 13:19) = "kingdom of heaven" (Matt. 3:2; 4:17; 13:41), all denote the same thing under different aspects, viz.: (1) Christ's mediatorial authority, or his rule on the earth; (2) the blessings and advantages of all kinds that flow from this rule; (3) the subjects of this kingdom taken collectively, or the Church.