king of kings en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈkɪŋ ʌv ˌkɪŋz/ (General-American)
Etymology
Attested in Middle English as king of kinges. An ancient formula which seems to have originated in a Semitic language of the Ancient Near East; see Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (šāhān-šāh, “king of kings”) for more.
Meanings
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A king who has other kings as subjects; an emperor.
He wants to be Ozymandias, King of Kings.
1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, →ISBN, page 379:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| kings of kings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (55)
kk шаһиншаһ (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · hi महाराजा (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · tl hari ng mga hari (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · la rēx rēgum (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · fi kuningasten kuningas (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · pal 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · akk 𒈗𒊭𒈗𒈨𒌍 (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · he מלך המלכים (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · xcl արքայից արքայ (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · fr roi des rois (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · am ንጉሠ ነገሥት (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · grc βασιλεὺς τῶν βασιλέων (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · bg цар на царете (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · uk цар царів (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · sk kráľ kráľov (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · de König der Könige (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · lt karalių karalius (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · hi महाराजाधिराज (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · sv konungarnas konung (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · tg шоҳаншоҳ (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · da kongernes konge (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · hi चक्रवर्ती (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · pl król królów (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · bn শাহেনশাহ (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · nl koning der koningen (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · cs král králů (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · peo 𐏋 𐏐 𐏋𐎠𐎴𐎠𐎶 (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · cmn 眾王之王 /众王之王 (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · kk патшалардың патшасы (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · it re dei re (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · pt rei dos reis (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · xcl թագաւորաց թագաւոր (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · ru царь царе́й (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · el βασιλέας των βασιλέων (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · hu királyok királya (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · sh краљ краљева (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · id rajadiraja (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · hi सम्राट (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · sh kralj kraljeva (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · ro rege al regilor (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · hi महाराज (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · nb kongenes konge (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · cmn 萬王之王 /万王之王 (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · lv karaļu karalis (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · ca rei de reis (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · hi शहंशाह (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · kk шаһаншаһ (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · sa राजाधिराज (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · fa شاهنشاه (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · hy արքայից արքա (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · ur شہنشاہ (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · ar مَلِكُ الْمُلُوكِ (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · hi राजाधिराज (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · ms raja segala raja (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah) · es rey de reyes (king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah)