realm

realm
noun
1 area of activity/interest/knowledge
ADJECTIVE
▪ whole
▪

the whole realm of human intellect

▪ new
▪ international
▪ public
▪ domestic, private
▪ political, social
▪ earthly, material, physical
▪ divine, fantasy, heavenly, magical, spiritual, supernatural
VERB + REALM
▪ be in, belong in, belong to, lie in
▪ open up
▪

The research has opened up new realms for investigation.

▪ enter, move into
▪ descend into, descend to (both disapproving)
▪

Most readers are likely to lose interest when he descends into the realms of (= starts discussing) rhetorical terminology.

▪ move from, move out of
▪

The euro moved from the realms of theory into reality.

PREPOSITION
▪ beyond the realm of, out of the realm of, outside the realm of
▪

His ambitions are way beyond the realms of possibility.

▪ in the realm of, within the realm of
▪

The idea belongs in the realm of science fiction.

PHRASES
▪ the realm of art, politics, science, etc.
▪

In the realm of politics different rules sometimes apply.

▪ the realms of fantasy, the realms of possibility, the realms of reality
2 (formal) country ruled by a king/queen
VERB + REALM
▪ defend
▪

They fought to defend the realm.

PREPOSITION
▪ beyond the realm, outside the realm
▪

wealth acquired outside the realm

▪ in the realm, within the realm
▪

peace within the realm

▪ throughout the realm
▪

There was rejoicing throughout the realm.

PHRASES
▪ a part of the realm
▪ the defence/defense of the realm
▪

Royal taxation usually had to be for the defence of the realm.


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  • realm — [relm] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: realme, from Latin regimen; REGIMEN] 1.) written a general area of knowledge, activity, or thought ▪ the spiritual realm realm of ▪ an idea that belongs in the realm of science fiction …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Realm — steht im Englischen für Reich, Bereich, Domäne. Im Deutschen ist es ein Fachbegriff der Informatik. Bei Verzeichnisdiensten wie Active Directory, die z.B. über LDAP angesprochen werden, bezeichnet Realm die Gesamtheit aller Einträge eines… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • realm — [ relm ] noun count * 1. ) FORMAL a particular area of knowledge, experience, interest, etc.: the political/military realm realm of: This is not really within the realms of my experience. 2. ) MAINLY LITERARY a country ruled by a king or queen:… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Realm — (r[e^]lm), n. [OE. realme, ream, reaume, OF. reialme, roialme, F. royaume, fr. (assumed) LL. regalimen, from L. regalis royal. See {Regal}.] 1. A royal jurisdiction or domain; a region which is under the dominion of a king; a kingdom. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • realm — [relm] n. [ME reame, later realme < OFr, altered (by assoc. with reiel > ROYAL) < reaume < L regimen, rule: see REGIMEN] 1. a kingdom 2. a region; sphere; area [the realm of thought] 3. Ecol. any of the primary biogeographic regions… …   English World dictionary

  • realm — I noun area, authority, bailiwick, country, demesne, department, domain, dominion, empire, field, jurisdiction, kingdom, land, monarchy, orbit, perimeters, power, province, region, respublica, sphere, territory II index ambit, area (province),… …   Law dictionary

  • realm — (n.) late 13c., from O.Fr. reaume, probably from roiaume kingdom, altered (by influence of L. regalis regal ) from Gallo Romance *regiminem, accusative form of L. regimen system of government, rule (see REGIMEN (Cf. regimen)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • realm — [n] area of responsibility or rule branch, compass, country, department, dimension, domain, dominion, empire, expanse, extent, field, ground, kingdom, land, monarchy, neck of the woods*, neighborhood, orbit, place, principality, province, purview …   New thesaurus

  • realm — ► NOUN 1) archaic, literary, or Law a kingdom. 2) a field or domain of activity or interest. ORIGIN Old French reaume, from Latin regimen government …   English terms dictionary

  • realm — 01. The King was loved by all the people of his great [realm]. 02. The slogan of Germany s Nazi Party in the 1930s was, One [realm], one people, one leader. 03. In 3100 B.C., the King of Upper Egypt united the [realms] of Upper and Lower Egypt,… …   Grammatical examples in English

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