Word Meanings - CONQUEST - Book Publishers vocabulary database

The acquiring of property by other means than by inheritance; acquisition. Blackstone. 4. The act of gaining or regaining by successful strugle; as, the conquest of liberty or peace. The Conquest , the subjugation of England by William of Normandy

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The acquiring of property by other means than by inheritance; acquisition. Blackstone. 4. The act of gaining or regaining by successful strugle; as, the conquest of liberty or peace. The Conquest , the subjugation of England by William of Normandy in 1066. Syn. -- Victory; triumph; mastery; reduction; subjugation; subjection. (more info) 1. The act or process of conquering, or acquiring by force; the act of overcoming or subduing opposition by force, whether physical or moral; subjection; subjugation; victory. In joys of conquest he resigns his breath. Addison. Three years sufficed for the conquest of the country. Prescott. 2. That which is conquered; possession gained by force, physical or moral. Wherefore rejoice What conquest brings he home Shak.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of CONQUEST)

• Triumph
• Victory
• success
• ovation
• achievement
• conquest
• exultation
• trophy
• Conquest
• triumph

Related words: (words related to CONQUEST)

• OVATION
  A lesser kind of triumph allowed to a commander for an easy, bloodless victory, or a victory over slaves. 2. Hence: An expression of popular homage; the tribute of the multitude to a public favorite. To rain an April of ovation round Their statues.
• VICTORY
  The defeat of an enemy in battle, or of an antagonist in any contest; a gaining of the superiority in any struggle or competition; conquest; triumph; -- the opposite of Ant: defeat. Death is swallowed up in victory. 1 Cor. xv. 54. God on our side,
• SUCCESS
  1. Act of succeeding; succession. Then all the sons of these five brethren reigned By due success. Spenser. 2. That which comes after; hence, consequence, issue, or result, of an endeavor or undertaking, whether good or bad; the outcome of effort.
• SUCCESSLESS
  Having no success. Successless all her soft caresses prove. Pope. -- Suc*cess"less*ly, adv. -- Suc*cess"less*ness, n.
• TRIUMPHANTLY
  In a triumphant manner.
• SUCCESSION
  1. The act of succeeding, or following after; a following of things in order of time or place, or a series of things so following; sequence; as, a succession of good crops; a succession of disasters. 2. A series of persons or things according to
• SUCCESSIVELY
  In a successive manner. The whiteness, at length, changed successively into blue, indigo, and violet. Sir I. Newton.
• ACHIEVEMENT
  An escutcheon or ensign armorial; now generally applied to the funeral shield commonly called hatchment. Cussans. (more info) 1. The act of achieving or performing; an obtaining by exertion; successful performance; accomplishment; as,
• SUCCESSFUL
  Resulting in success; assuring, or promotive of, success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect; hence, prosperous; fortunate; happy; as, a successful use of medicine; a successful experiment; a successful enterprise. Welcome,
• TRIUMPH
  A magnificent and imposing ceremonial performed in honor of a general who had gained a decisive victory over a foreign enemy. Note: The general was allowed to enter the city crowned with a wreath of laurel, bearing a scepter in one hand,
• SUCCESSIONIST
  A person who insists on the importance of a regular succession of events, offices, etc.; especially , one who insists that apostolic succession alone is valid.
• TRIUMPHAL
  Of or pertaining to triumph; used in a triumph; indicating, or in honor of, a triumph or victory; as, a triumphal crown; a triumphal arch. Messiah his triumphal chariot turned. Milton.
• SUCCESSIVE
  1. Following in order or in uninterrupted course; coming after without interruption or interval; following one after another in a line or series; consecutive; as, the successive revolution of years; the successive kings of Egypt; successive strokes
• TRIUMPHANT
  1. Rejoicing for victory; triumphing; exultant. Successful beyond hope to lead ye forth Triumphant out of this infernal pit. Milton. 2. Celebrating victory; expressive of joy for success; as, a triumphant song or ode. 3. Graced with conquest;
• SUCCESSARY
  Succession. My peculiar honors, not derived From successary, but purchased with my blood. Beau. & Fl.
• TROPHY
  A sign or memorial of a victory raised on the field of battle, or, in case of a naval victory, on the nearest land. Sometimes trophies were erected in the chief city of the conquered people. Note: A trophy consisted originally of some of the armor,
• SUCCESSOR
  One who succeeds or follows; one who takes the place which another has left, and sustains the like part or character; -- correlative to predecessor; as, the successor of a deceased king. Chaucer. A gift to a corporation, either of lands
• TRIUMPHING
  Having or celebrating a triumph; victorious; triumphant. -- Tri"umph*ing*ly, adv.
• SUCCESSIVENESS
  The quality or state of being successive.
• EXULTATION
  The act of exulting; lively joy at success or victory, or at any advantage gained; rapturous delight; triumph. His bosom swelled with exultation. Prescott.
• HYPERTROPHY
  A condition of overgrowth or excessive development of an organ or part; -- the opposite of atrophy.
• EUTROPHY
  Healthy nutrition; soundless as regards the nutritive functions.
• RENOVATION
  The act or process of renovating; the state of being renovated or renewed. Thomson. There is something inexpressibly pleasing in the annual renovation of the world. Rabbler.
• INNOVATION
  A newly formed shoot, or the annually produced addition to the stems of many mosses. (more info) 1. The act of innovating; introduction of something new, in customs, rites, etc. Dryden. 2. A change effected by innovating; a change in
• EXSTROPHY
  The eversion or turning out of any organ, or of its inner surface; as, exstrophy of the eyelid or of the bladder.
• UNSUCCESSFUL
  Not successful; not producing the desired event; not fortunate; meeting with, or resulting in, failure; unlucky; unhappy. -- Un`suc*cess"ful*ly, adv. -- Un`suc*cess"ful*ness, n.
• ASTROPHYTON
  A genus of ophiurans having the arms much branched.
• INSUCCESS
  Want of success. Feltham.
• PEDOTROPHY
  The art of nourishing children properly.
• ATROPHY
  A wasting away from want of nourishment; diminution in bulk or slow emaciation of the body or of any part. Milton.