Alexander the Great's famous conquest of the Persian Empire was an act of conquering. For Casanova, on the other hand, a conquest was an act of seduction.
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.
Noun
success in mastering something difficult; "the conquest of space"
Noun
the act of conquering
Noun
an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone
n.
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.
n.
That which is conquered; possession gained by force,
physical or moral.
n.
The acquiring of property by other means than by
inheritance; acquisition.
n.
The act of gaining or regaining by successful struggle;
as, the conquest of liberty or peace.
Conquest
In joys of conquest he resigns his breath.
Three years sufficed for the conquest of the country.2.
Wherefore rejoice? What conquest brings he home?3.
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.
Usage Examples
Art is not merely an imitation of the reality of nature, but in truth a metaphysical supplement to the reality of nature, placed alongside thereof for its conquest.
A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of some great idea. Rome represents conquest Faith hovers over the towers of Jerusalem and Athens embodies the pre-eminent quality of the antique world, Art.
The principal end both of my father and of myself in the conquest of India... has been the propagation of the holy Catholic faith.
When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is nothing more to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the people may require a leader.
Conquest is not in our principles. It is inconsistent with our government.
The positive testimony of history is that the State invariably had its origin in conquest and confiscation. No primitive State known to history originated in any other manner.
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Other Usage ExamplesMarriage must be a relation either of sympathy or of conquest.
Love, the quest marriage, the conquest divorce, the inquest.
A peace is of the nature of a conquest for then both parties nobly are subdued, and neither party loser.
Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone to take her away from me.
Civilisation has ever accompanied emigration and conquest - the conflict of opinion, of religion, or of race.
Our purpose in Vietnam is to prevent the success of aggression. It is not conquest, it is not empire, it is not foreign bases, it is not domination. It is, simply put, just to prevent the forceful conquest of South Vietnam by North Vietnam.
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