Christ; Jesus.
God; Jehovah.
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
This Lamb is the Lord of Lords, and king of kings; and they that are with him are called and chosen, and faithful; see xvii: 14; xix: 16.
From A Vindication of the Seventh-Day Sabbath and the Commandments of God With a Further History of God's Peculiar People from 1847-1848 by Bates, Joseph
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