Meanings
king of kings1
proper noun
- The title of an individual king who has other kings as subjects; in particular
Synonyms: high king
- The title of an individual king who has other kings as subjects; in particular:
- ChristianityJesus Christ.
King of Kings, Lord of Lords, all the things He has in store
2019, Kanye West, “God Is”, in Jesus is King1 more example
These shal make warre with the Lambe, and the Lambe shal ouercome them: For he is Lord of Lords, and King of kings, and they that are with him, are called, & chosen, and faithfull.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Revelation 17:14Synonyms: high king, Lord of Lords
King of Kings2
proper noun
- Alternative letter-case form of king of kings.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA king who has other kings as subjects; an emperor.
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proper nounThe title of an individual king who has other kings as subjects; in particular
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proper nounGod.
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proper nounJesus Christ.
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Origin
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.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek βασιλεὺς τῶν βασιλέων
- βασιλεὺς τῶν βασιλέων (basileùs tôn basiléōn)king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah
Arabic مَلِكُ الْمُلُوكِ
- مَلِكُ الْمُلُوكِ (maliku l-mulūki)king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah
Bengali শাহেনশাহ
- শাহেনশাহ (śahenośah)king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah
Bulgarian цар на царете
- цар на царете (car na carete)king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah
Catalan rei de reis
- rei de reisking who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah
Chinese Mandarin 萬王之王 /万王之王, 眾王之王 /众王之王
- 萬王之王 /万王之王 (wànwángzhīwáng)king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah
- 眾王之王 /众王之王 (zhòngwángzhīwáng)king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah
Czech král králů
- král králůking who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah
Danish kongernes konge
- kongernes kongeking who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah
Dutch koning der koningen
- koning der koningenking who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah
Finnish kuningasten kuningas
- kuningasten kuningasking who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah
French roi des rois
- roi des roisking who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah
German König der Könige
- König der Königeking who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah
Greek βασιλέας των βασιλέων
- βασιλέας των βασιλέων (vasiléas ton vasiléon)king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah
Hebrew מלך המלכים
- מלך המלכים (mélekh ha-m'lakhím)king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah
Hindi महाराजाधिराज, राजाधिराज
- महाराजाधिराज (mahārājādhirāj)king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah
- राजाधिराज (rājādhirāj)king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah
- महाराजा (mahārājā)king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah
- महाराज (mahārāj)king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah
- सम्राट (samrāṭ)king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah
- चक्रवर्ती (cakravartī)king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah
- शहंशाह (śahañśāh)king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah
Hungarian királyok királya
- királyok királyaking who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah
Indonesian rajadiraja
- rajadirajaking who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah
Italian re dei re
- re dei reking who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah
Latin rēx rēgum
- rēx rēgumking who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah
Latvian karaļu karalis
- karaļu karalisking who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah
Lithuanian karalių karalius
- karalių karaliusking who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah
Malay raja segala raja
- raja segala rajaking who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah
Norwegian Bokmål kongenes konge
- kongenes kongeking who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah
Persian شاهنشاه
- شاهنشاه (šâhanšâh)king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah
Polish król królów
- król królówking who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah
Portuguese rei dos reis
- rei dos reisking who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah
Romanian rege al regilor
- rege al regilorking who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah
Russian царь царе́й
- царь царе́й (carʹ caréj)king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah
Slovak kráľ kráľov
- kráľ kráľovking who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah
Spanish rey de reyes
- rey de reyesking who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah
Swedish konungarnas konung
- konungarnas konungking who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah
Tagalog hari ng mga hari
- hari ng mga hariking who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah
Ukrainian цар царів
- цар царів (car cariv)king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah
Urdu شہنشاہ
- شہنشاہ (śehanśāh)king who has other kings as subjects — see also shahanshah
Cite this entry
APA
king of kings. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/king%20of%20kings
MLA
“king of kings.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/king%20of%20kings. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “king of kings,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/king%20of%20kings.
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