realm
part of speech
noun (a realm, realms)
meaning for a pupil
1) (formal, old) A country ruled by a king or queen; a kingdom. tree →
2) An area of knowledge, activity or interest: «the realm of science». tree →
3) (stories) A world or land, often magical: «the realm of the fairies». tree →
4) (church) Christians speak of «the heavenly realm». tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and 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. In the primary 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
- 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 →
- 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 the corpora
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «realm» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.