Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A badge or mark of royalty or supremacy, generally a crown of some unusual character.
- noun One of three main divisions of natural objects (collectively called
Imperium Naturæ ), technically classed as the Regnum Animale, R. Vegetabile, and R. Minerale: used by the older naturalists before and for some time after Linnæus, and later represented by the familiar English phrases animal, vegetable, and mineral kingdom. (Seekingdom , 6.) A fourth, R. Primigenium, was formally named by Hogg. See Primalia, Protista.
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- noun biology, taxonomy A
rank in the classification oforganisms , also known askingdom
Etymologies
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Examples
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Amen dico vobis, nisi conversi fueritis, & efficiamini sicut parvuli, non intrabitis in regnum coelorum.
A Tender Age: Cultural Anxieties over the Child in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries 2005
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Ninth Ordo calls the papal cap regnum, but in the description that the Ordo gives of this cap we hear nothing at all of a crown, but merely that the regnum was a helmet-like cap made of white material.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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It is called regnum paratum, a kingdom prepared, which implies something that is rare and excellent.
The Lord's Prayer 1692
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That is what the weak Tory leaders did with their biggest threats during the Thatcher-Cameron inter-regnum.
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Other words, it is closer to archaic orders, and social rules characteristic to the animal regnum - where everyhting is defined by a genetic makeup.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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Obama chooses to lump the Clinton economic inter-regnum with GOP reign of terror since 1981 and it is not just flat out wrong that he does so but also rather bizarre since back in January in Reno he had such effusive praise for Reagan.
SurveyUSA: Clinton Ahead By 16 Points In Indiana Primary 2009
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The Israel government cynically launched its war on Gaza during the US Presidential inter-regnum thinking it would be a vote-winner for their up-coming elections.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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Pater noster, quis es in coelis; sanctificetur nomen tuum: ad veniat regnum tuum: fiat voluntas tua, sicut in coelo, et in terra.
Excerpt: Portrait of an Unknown Woman by Vanora Bennett 2007
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From evolution viewpoint, it is ancient, close to animal regnum because axioms are kin to instincts, which imply automatic recognition.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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I believe that Cast Lead was an Israeli election tactic timed to coincide with the Washington inter-regnum.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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