Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kindom

/ˈkɪndəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables: kin-dom
IPA: /ˈkɪndəm/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of kingdom.

Obsolete

noun

A divinely-instituted egalitarian community.

Example Sentences

"[…] for tea brews and surkelates moar mischeef amang t'nabaz, then all't ale thear iz it kindom put tagether […]"
"An' Ah thought when Ah eeard em pray, the kindom of ivven had come, / An' the divvel wad hev ti emigrate ti sum pleeace where he'd hev mair rum."
"§ 221. -dom < [dəm], e.g. [frīdəm] freedom; [kindəm] kingdom; [wizdəm] wisdom."
"Jesus continued, "What does the kindom [KJV kingdome] of God resemble? To what will I liken it? […]"
"The assumption will of be that the concretization of God's kindom always involves an oikonomia or household."
"But this is not the Kindom of God that Jesus proclaimed. Let us consider the parables of the hidden treasure and the pearl of great price. The Kindom involves both search and surprise."

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English kinedom, kynedom, from Old English cynedōm (“authority, kingdom”), from cyne- (“royal”) + -dōm (abstract nominal suffix). Compare Scots kinrick.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: kinedom, cynedōm

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

kindoms (plural)

Synonyms

kingdom

Questions

How do you pronounce kindom?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɪndəm/.
What does kindom mean?: Synonym of kingdom.
Where does kindom come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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