king of kings
noun
a king having other kings subject to him.
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King of kingsnounChrist; Jesus.
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Christ; Jesus.
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God; Jehovah.
Etymology
Origin of king of kings
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400
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Just like the egg salad sandwich, the king of kings.
From Golf Digest ● Apr. 3, 2018
I called him after the king of kings: look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair.
From The Guardian ● May 25, 2016
"In Italy, he was kind of king of kings," she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2014
On the pedestal is written: "My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works ye Mighty and despair."
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2013
He was to become king of kings, ruler of an empire whose individual units were commanded not by democrats trying new ambitions; but instead, many monarchs were to proclaim, “William, Emperor of United Germany!”
From Blood and Iron Origin of German Empire As Revealed by Character of Its Founder, Bismarck by John Hubert Greusel
He claims to be the forerunner of the Messiah, announcing the speedy approach of the King of kings.
From In Both Worlds by William Henry Holcombe
This led me to reply, 'I wish you were going on a visit to The King,' which he evidently interpreted to mean The King of kings.
From The Letters of the Duke of Wellington to Miss J. 1834-1851 Edited by Extracts from the Diary of the Latter by Duke of Wellington
They must, therefore, be at war with the Lamb; but the Lamb shall overcome them, for he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords.
From War Inconsistent with the Religion of Jesus Christ by David Low Dodge
But Thou who liest slumbering there, Art King of kings, earth, ocean, air.
From The Bible Story by Newton Marshall Hall
O King of kings, in righteousness e’er reign, Thy kingdom hath no end.
From The Story of Our Hymns by Ernest Edwin Ryden
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