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# conqueror

noun (a conqueror, conquerors)

«conqueror» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A person, army or country that takes control of a land or people by force, or wins a war. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conqueror/#m1)
2. Someone who overcomes a difficulty: «the conqueror of Everest». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conqueror/#m2)

### In the lessons

In history lessons William the Conqueror invaded England and won at the Battle of Hastings; Alexander the Great and the Romans were conquerors. Stories show conquerors as heroes or as cruel invaders, depending on who tells them. In the Bible, Romans 8 says Christians are «more than conquerors» through God's love.

### Examples

- William the Conqueror won the Battle of Hastings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conqueror/#x1)
- The conquerors forced the people to pay taxes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conqueror/#x2)
- Alexander the Great was a famous conqueror. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conqueror/#x3)
- Hillary and Tenzing were the first conquerors of Everest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conqueror/#x4)
- For the people who were conquered, the conqueror was an invader. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conqueror/#x5)
- «We are more than conquerors,» says the Bible. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conqueror/#x6)
- Thereupon the demon dies, and the two ladies greet the conqueror rapturously. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conqueror/#x7)

### Note

Spelling: «conqu-» then «-eror», not «-orer». Say «KONK-er-er». Verb: conquer; noun: conquest. History looks different from the side of the conquered.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: In Sefer Yetzirah the seven conquerors are the seven double letters, planets and days, which are read as the powers that rule the world. In the primary lessons: In history lessons William the Conqueror invaded England and won at the Battle of Hastings; Alexander the Great and the Romans were conquerors. Stories show conquerors as heroes or as cruel invaders, depending on who tells them. In the Bible, Romans 8 says Christians are «more than conquerors» through God's love.

### Examples

- Three Fathers and their generations, Seven conquerors and their armies, and Twelve bounds of the Universe. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/conqueror/#x1)

### Note

Spelling: «conqu-» then «-eror», not «-orer». Say «KONK-er-er». Verb: conquer; noun: conquest. History looks different from the side of the conquered.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «conqueror» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conqueror/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«conqueror» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/conqueror.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «conqueror» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/conqueror/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«conqueror» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/conqueror.html) on Mova free.