Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Control or the exercise of control; sovereignty: "The devil . . . has their souls in his possession, and under his dominion” ( Jonathan Edwards).
- n. A territory or sphere of influence or control; a realm.
- n. One of the self-governing nations within the British Commonwealth.
- n. Christianity See domination.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Lordship; sovereign or supreme authority; the power of governing and controlling; empire: as, a territory under the dominion of a foreign power.
- n. The right of uncontrolled possession, use, and disposal; power of control.
- n. A territory and people subject to a specific government or control; a domain: as, the dominions of Prussia.
- n. plural Same as dominations. See domination, 3.
- n. Synonyms Sovereignty, sway, control, rule, mastery, ascendancy.
Wiktionary
- n. power or the use of power; sovereignty over something.
- n. a kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence.
- n. historical One of the colonies of the British Empire given self-government through the Statute of Westminster, such as Canada or Newfoundland.
- n. Biblical tradition An order of angel in Christian angelology, ranked above angels and below thrones.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. Sovereign or supreme authority; the power of governing and controlling; independent right of possession, use, and control; sovereignty; supremacy.
- n. Superior prominence; predominance; ascendency.
- n. That which is governed; territory over which authority is exercised; the tract, district, or county, considered as
subject . Also used figuratively. - n. A supposed high order of angels; dominations. See Domination, 3.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
- n. one of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth
- n. dominance or power through legal authority
Etymologies
- From Middle English dominion, from Middle French dominion, from Medieval Latin dominio, equiv. to Latin dominium ("lordship, right of ownership"), from dominus ("lord"), from domus ("house"). See domain, demain, demesne. (Wiktionary)
- Middle English dominioun, from Old French dominion, from Medieval Latin dominiō, dominiōn-, from Latin dominium, property, from dominus, lord; see dem- in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Princes] _shall be strong above him, and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion_.”
Observations upon the Prophecies of Daniel, and the Apocalypse of St. John
“So, the term dominion shouldn't be obscure at best to your students.”
“In terms of taking dominion, we don't - we wouldn't want to - we use the word dominion, but we wouldn't want to say that we have dominion as if we're the owners or we're the rulers of, let's say, the arts and entertainment mountain.”
“One of the things I love most about the politicians that run this fair dominion is how, at their discretion, they can make up their own history as they go along.”
Global Voices in English » South Africa: To vuvuzela or not to vuvuzela?
“His dominion is an everlasting dominion that shall not pass away,”
“Burgundy joined to Provence — a dominion from the German Ocean to the Mediterranean!”
““And how can I but give him way to me, seeing that he is set in dominion over me and that the reins of my affair be in his hand?” — “His dominion over thee lieth in the duties thou owest him; wherefore, an thou give him his due, he hath no farther dominion over thee.””
“A parent certainly has the right to control the behavior of a child, but this dominion is fated to weaken with every day.”
“The time when ruling powers could threaten their way to dominion is gone forever.”
“In the recreational game of Risk, world dominion is the goal.”
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Mirrored Vowels
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Tweets
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chris From your description, this word seems to be commonly understood as interchangeable with domination, which is unfortunate, and erroneous.
Genesis Ch 1 26:" And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth." (KJV)
Perhaps if we understood dominion to be different to domination, namely as incorporating wisdom, responsibility, balance, justice, lovingkindness etc., the state of our world might be far healthier! May 30, 2009
bilby "At the height of the Roman Empire, the Romans had an estimated 37 major military bases scattered around their dominions. At the height of the British Empire, the British had 36 of them planetwide. Depending on just who you listen to and how you count, we have hundreds of bases. According to Pentagon records, in fact, there are 761 active military 'sites' abroad."
- Tom Engelhardt, 'Going on an Imperial Bender', 4 Sep 2008. Sep 5, 2008
bilby Spot on, SoG. That's precisely what comes to mind every time I hear this word. Jun 24, 2008
chained_bear Yeah, nice tag too! Oct 30, 2007
reesetee Nice, SoG. Thanks for posting that. Oct 30, 2007
sonofgroucho And death shall have no dominion.
Dead men naked they shall be one
With the man in the wind and the west moon;
When their bones are picked clean and the clean bones gone,
They shall have stars at elbow and foot;
Though they go mad they shall be sane,
Though they sink through the sea they shall rise again;
Though lovers be lost love shall not;
And death shall have no dominion.
And death shall have no dominion.
Under the windings of the sea
They lying long shall not die windily;
Twisting on racks when sinews give way,
Strapped to a wheel, yet they shall not break;
Faith in their hands shall snap in two,
And the unicorn evils run them through;
Split all ends up they shan't crack;
And death shall have no dominion.
And death shall have no dominion.
No more may gulls cry at their ears
Or waves break loud on the seashores;
Where blew a flower may a flower no more
Lift its head to the blows of the rain;
Though they be mad and dead as nails,
Heads of the characters hammer through daisies;
Break in the sun till the sun breaks down,
And death shall have no dominion.
-- Dylan Thomas Oct 30, 2007