noun. undefined

noun. A political unit having an extensive territory or comprising a number of territories or nations and ruled by a single supreme authority.

noun. The territory included in such a unit.

noun. An extensive enterprise under a unified authority.

noun. Imperial or imperialistic sovereignty, domination, or control.

noun. Supreme power in governing; imperial power; dominion; sovereignty.

noun. The country, region, or union of states or territories under the jurisdiction and dominion of an emperor or other powerful sovereign or government; usually, a territory of greater extent than a kingdom, which may be, and often is, of small extent: as, the Roman or the Russian empire.

noun. Supreme control; governing influence; rule; sway: as, the empire of reason or of truth.

noun. Synonyms Sway, dominion, rule, reign, government, supremacy.

noun. Supreme power; sovereignty; sway; dominion.

noun. The dominion of an emperor; the territory or countries under the jurisdiction and dominion of an emperor (rarely of a king), usually of greater extent than a kingdom, always comprising a variety in the nationality of, or the forms of administration in, constituent and subordinate portions.

noun. Any dominion; supreme control; governing influence; rule; sway.

noun. See under Celestial.

noun. a common designation of the city of New York.

noun. a common designation of the State of New York.

noun. A political unit having an extensive territory or comprising a number of territories or nations and ruled by a single supreme authority.

noun. A group of states or other territories that owe allegiance to a foreign power.

noun. A state ruled by an emperor.

noun. An expansive and wealthy corporation.

noun. the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised

noun. a group of countries under a single authority

noun. a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization

noun. an eating apple that somewhat resembles a McIntosh; used as both an eating and a cooking apple

noun. a monarchy with an emperor as head of state

"Thus, Tertullian, in his notable Apology, chapter 32, says: "Christians are under a particular necessity of praying for the emperors, and for the continued state of the empire; because we know that dreadful power which hangs over the world, and _the conclusion of the age, which threatens the most horrible evils, is restrained by the continuance of the time appointed for the Roman empire_."

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