English Explanatory Dictionary

dominion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Power or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy.
  2. Predominance; ascendancy.
  3. A kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence; governed territory.
  4. kingdom
  5. An order of angel in Christian angelology, ranked above virtues and below thrones.
name
  1. Any of the self-governing nations of the British Commonwealth until 1949.

Pronunciation

/dəˈmɪnjən/ /doʊˈmɪnjən/ En-us-dominion.ogg

Word forms

dominion dominions

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.

Synonyms

domination

Related words

dominate domination dominator domineering domino subdominion

Derived words

Colony and Dominion of Virginia dominionism dominionist dominionistic dominionless Dominion of New Zealand dominion theology interdominion predominion
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