libido dominandi en · NOUN
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin libīdō dominandī (“lust for domination”). The term is taken from the first book of Saint Augustine's work De civitate Dei (published in 426).
Meanings
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(in Voegelinian philosophy, uncountable) The will to power; the desire to dominate; the lust for government.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:libido dominandi.