Difference between Kingdom and Realm

What is the difference between Kingdom and Realm?

Kingdom as a noun is a nation having as supreme ruler a king and/or queen. while Realm as a noun is an abstract sphere of influence, real or imagined.

Kingdom

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A nation having as supreme ruler a king and/or queen. A rank in the classification of organisms, below domain and above phylum; a taxon at that rank (e.g. the plant kingdom, the animal kingdom)

Realm

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An abstract sphere of influence, real or imagined.The domain of a certain abstraction.A territory or state, as ruled by a specific power, and particularly those territories ruled by a king.

Example sentence: Modern secular thought has its own dualism: It treats only the physical world as knowable and testable, while locking everything else - mind, spirit, morality, meaning - into the realm of private, subjective feelings. The so-called fact/value split.

We hope you now know whether to use Kingdom or Realm in your sentence.

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