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dominion
[ duh-min-yuhn ]
noun
- the power or right of governing and controlling; sovereign authority.
- rule; control; domination.
- a territory, usually of considerable size, in which a single rulership holds sway.
- lands or domains subject to sovereignty or control.
- Government. a territory constituting a self-governing commonwealth and being one of a number of such territories united in a community of nations, or empire: formerly applied to self-governing divisions of the British Empire, as Canada and New Zealand.
- dominions, Theology. domination ( def 3 ).
dominion
/ əˈɪə /
noun
- rule; authority
- the land governed by one ruler or government
- sphere of influence; area of control
- a name formerly applied to self-governing divisions of the British Empire
- theDominionNew Zealand
- law a less common word for dominium
Other 51Թ Forms
- t··iDz adjective
- -·iDz noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of dominion1
Example Sentences
In another baffling tweet, the rapper claimed to have “dominion over” Censori.
When Otis promoted California’s Southland, he wasn’t expressing the pride of a regional native — he was creating a new dominion.
Prince Baltasar Carlos, Philip’s only son and likely heir to all the king’s dominions, had died at 16, apparently a smallpox victim.
One home-school movement has developed a package for families to build “a 200-year plan for family dominion.”
He also works closely with Ziklag, the secretive network of ultrawealthy conservative Christians that aims to “take dominion” over every major sphere of influence in American culture.
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