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# empire

noun (empire, empires)

«empire» 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 group of countries or lands ruled by one ruler or government, often an emperor or empress. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/empire/#m1)
2. A very large business or group of businesses controlled by one person or company: «a toy empire». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/empire/#m2)
3. (informal) An area that someone controls: «The kitchen is Dad's empire». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/empire/#m3)

### In the lessons

In history: the Roman Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman, Aztec and Inca empires; empires rise and fall. In the Bible: the Roman Empire ruled the land where Jesus lived. In business news: media empires. Phrases: «rise and fall of an empire», «build an empire», «the Roman Empire».

### Examples

- The Roman Empire built roads across Europe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/empire/#x1)
- Jesus was born when the Roman Empire ruled Judea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/empire/#x2)
- She built a pizza empire from one small shop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/empire/#x3)
- The British Empire once ruled many lands around the world. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/empire/#x4)
- The empire fell after many wars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/empire/#x5)
- My little brother's empire is the sandpit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/empire/#x6)
- Is there such a bird in my empire? and even in my garden? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/empire/#x7)

### Note

Countable. Capital letter in names: «the Roman Empire». A ruler is an «emperor» (man) or «empress» (woman). Adjective: «imperial». The «Empire State Building» is in New York.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Sefer Yetzirah compares the heart in the body to a king in war, and the sphere in the year to a king in his empire. This shows that each part has a ruling center. In the primary lessons: In history: the Roman Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman, Aztec and Inca empires; empires rise and fall. In the Bible: the Roman Empire ruled the land where Jesus lived. In business news: media empires. Phrases: «rise and fall of an empire», «build an empire», «the Roman Empire».

### Examples

- Dragon (Tali) is in the world like a king upon his throne, the sphere is in the year like a king in the empire, and the heart is in the human body like a king \[42\] in war. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/empire/#x1)

### Note

Countable. Capital letter in names: «the Roman Empire». A ruler is an «emperor» (man) or «empress» (woman). Adjective: «imperial». The «Empire State Building» is in New York.

## On Mova

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