conqueror
part of speech
noun (a conqueror, conquerors)
meaning for a pupil
1) A person, army or country that takes control of a land or people by force, or wins a war. tree →
2) Someone who overcomes a difficulty: «the conqueror of Everest». tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: In Sefer Yetzirah the seven conquerors are the seven double letters, planets and days, which are read as the powers that rule the world. In the primary lessons: In history lessons William the Conqueror invaded England and won at the Battle of Hastings; Alexander the Great and the Romans were conquerors. Stories show conquerors as heroes or as cruel invaders, depending on who tells them. In the Bible, Romans 8 says Christians are «more than conquerors» through God's love.
examples
- Three Fathers and their generations, Seven conquerors and their armies, and Twelve bounds of the Universe. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
- William the Conqueror won the Battle of Hastings. tree →
- The conquerors forced the people to pay taxes. tree →
- Alexander the Great was a famous conqueror. tree →
- Hillary and Tenzing were the first conquerors of Everest. tree →
- For the people who were conquered, the conqueror was an invader. tree →
- «We are more than conquerors,» says the Bible. tree →
- Thereupon the demon dies, and the two ladies greet the conqueror rapturously. tree →
note
Spelling: «conqu-» then «-eror», not «-orer». Say «KONK-er-er». Verb: conquer; noun: conquest. History looks different from the side of the conquered.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «conqueror» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.