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Nave Topical Bible
• Roman Empire
Scofield Reference Index
• World-Empires
• World-Empire
The Topic Concordance
• Empires/World Powers
Torrey Topical Textbook
• Roman Empire, the
• Macedonian Empire, the
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Fausset Bible Dictionary
• Roman Empire
Holman Bible Dictionary
• Rome and the Roman Empire
Hastings' NT Dictionary
• Roman Empire
King James Dictionary
• Empire
Morrish Bible Dictionary
• Roman Empire
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Holy Roman Empire
• Empire, Holy Roman
• Empire, Byzantine
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People's Bible Dictionary
• Roman Empire
Smith Bible Dictionary
• Roman Empire The
Webster Dictionary
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• Empirical
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1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Roman Empire and Christianity
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
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• Empiricism, Empirism, Empiric
• Roman Empire
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia
• Byzantine Empire
• Celestial Empire
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The Catholic Encyclopedia
• The Byzantine Empire
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EM'PIRE, n. L. imperium See Emperor.

1. Supreme power in governing supreme dominion sovereignty imperial power. No nation can rightfully claim the empire of the ocean.

2. The territory, region or countries under the jurisdiction and dominion of an emperor. An empire is usually a territory of greater extent than a kingdom, which may be and often is a territory of small extent. Thus we say, the Russian empire the Austrian empire the sovereigns of which are denominated emperors. The British dominions are called an empire, and since the union of Ireland, the parliament is denominated the imperial parliament, but the sovereign is called king. By custom in Europe, the empire means the German empire and in juridical acts, it is called the holy Roman empire. Hence, we say, the diet of the empire the circles of the empire &c. But the German empire no longer exists the states of Germany now form a confederacy.

3. Supreme control governing influence rule sway as the empire of reason, or of truth.

4. Any region, land or water, over which dominion is extended as the empire of the sea.