dominion en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /dəˈmɪnjən/
- (US) audio
- /doʊˈmɪnjən/
Etymology
From Middle English dominion, from Middle French dominion, from Latin dominium (“lordship, right of ownership”), from dominus (“lord”), from domus (“house”). See demain, demesne, domain, dominium.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Power or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy.
To choose between dominion or slavery.
1881, Benjamin Jowett, Thucydides Translated into English:And at the end of the dayes, I Nebuchad-nezzar lift vp mine eyes vnto heauen, and mine vnderſtanding returned vnto me, and I bleſſed the moſt high, and I praiſed, and honoured him that liueth for euer, whoſe dominion is an euerlaſting dominion, and his kingdome is from generation to generation.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Daniel 4:34, column 1:'Behold! once more I kiss thee, and by that kiss I give to thee dominion over sea and earth, over the peasant in his hovel, over the monarch in his palace halls, and cities crowned with towers, and those who breathe therein.'
1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:
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(countable, uncountable) Predominance; ascendancy.
Objects placed foremost ought […] have dominion over things which are confus'd and transient.
1695, C[harles] A[lphonse] du Fresnoy, translated by John Dryden, De Arte Graphica. The Art of Painting, […], London: […] J[ohn] Heptinstall for W. Rogers, […], →OCLC:
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(countable, figuratively, sometimes, uncountable) A kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence; governed territory.
But a fait accompli even more spectacular than this awaited the Chinese. For the naval officer Nevelskoi had surveyed the Manchurian coast down to the Korean border and had urged successfully that this, too, as far inland as the Ussuri River, must be included in the Tsar’s dominions. At the southern end, in particular, the town of Haishenwei [translating 海參崴 /海参崴] with its harbour would make a splendid port.
1967, Henry McAleavy, “The Second Opium War”, in The Modern History of China, Frederick A. Praeger, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 91:the dominions of a king the dominion of the passions
Oh cold, cold, rigid, dreadful Death, set up thine altar here, and dress it with such terrors as thou hast at thy command: for this is thy dominion!
1843 December 19, Charles Dickens, “Stave Four. The Last of the Spirits.”, in A Christmas Carol. […], London: Chapman & Hall, […], →OCLC, page 137:
- (countable, uncountable) kingdom
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(countable, uncountable) An order of angel in Christian angelology, ranked above virtues and below thrones.
For by him were all things created[…], whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Colossians 1:16, column 2:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dominions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
dominionist · dominionism · interdominion · predominion · dominionistic · dominionless · Dominion of New Zealand · dominion theology · Colony and Dominion of Virginia
Descendants
Relateds
domineering · domino · subdominion · dominator · domination · dominate
Synonyms
Translations (62)
bg доминио̀н (kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence) · de Herrschaft (power or the use of power; sovereignty over something) · ru влады́чество (kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence) · bg суверѐнна власт (power or the use of power; sovereignty over something) · he בַּעֲלוּת (Christianity: order of angel, ranked above virtues and below thrones) · nn dominion (kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence) · mk надмоќ (power or the use of power; sovereignty over something) · fr domination (power or the use of power; sovereignty over something) · enm seignurie (power or the use of power; sovereignty over something) · ca domini (kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence) · pdt Äwahaunt (power or the use of power; sovereignty over something) · nb herredømme (predominance, ascendancy) · da herredømme (power or the use of power; sovereignty over something) · mk превласт (power or the use of power; sovereignty over something) · gl dominio (power or the use of power; sovereignty over something) · de Dominion (kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence) · sa क्षत्र (power or the use of power; sovereignty over something) · grc ἀρχή (power or the use of power; sovereignty over something) · ga tiarnas (kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence) · fi valtapiiri (kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence) · ro dominație (power or the use of power; sovereignty over something) · ru доминио́н (kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence) · pl dominium (kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence) · hi डोमीनियन (power or the use of power; sovereignty over something) · nb dominion (kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence) · es dominio (power or the use of power; sovereignty over something) · fi hallinta (predominance, ascendancy) · ru ца́рство (kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence) · de Einflussbereich (kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence) · he שִׁלְטוֹן (power or the use of power; sovereignty over something) · enm seignurie (kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence) · mi tominiana (kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence) · de Herrschaftsgebiet (kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence) · de Machtgebiet (kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence) · mk царство (kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence) · fi herruus (power or the use of power; sovereignty over something) · km វិជិតរដ្ឋ (kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence) · de Vorherrschaft (power or the use of power; sovereignty over something) · da magt (power or the use of power; sovereignty over something) · hu uralom (power or the use of power; sovereignty over something) · ga tiarnas (Christianity: order of angel, ranked above virtues and below thrones) · fi valta (power or the use of power; sovereignty over something) · de Oberherrschaft (power or the use of power; sovereignty over something) · nb overherredømme (power or the use of power; sovereignty over something) · gv ard-rheam (kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence) · km វិជិតរាជ្យ (kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence) · pl dominacja (power or the use of power; sovereignty over something) · nl heerschappij (power or the use of power; sovereignty over something) · es dominio (kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence) · la dominium (power or the use of power; sovereignty over something) · hi डोमीनियन (kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence) · ga tiarnas (power or the use of power; sovereignty over something) · mk кралство (kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence) · nb herredømme (power or the use of power; sovereignty over something) · ru власть (power or the use of power; sovereignty over something) · da dominion (kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence) · egy wA-s-wAs (power or the use of power; sovereignty over something) · gd flathas (kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence) · id domini (kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence) · mk доминио́н (kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence) · got 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌹𐌽𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌿𐍃 (power or the use of power; sovereignty over something) · ha mulki (power or the use of power; sovereignty over something)