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- DictionaryDo·min·ion/dəˈminyən/
noun
- 1. sovereignty or control: "man's attempt to establish dominion over nature"
- 2. the territory of a sovereign or government: "the Angevin dominions"
1. : domain. 2. law : supreme authority : sovereignty. having dominion over the natural world. 3. dominions plural, Christianity : an order of angels see celestial hierarchy. 4. often capitalized government : a self-governing nation of the Commonwealth of Nations other than the United Kingdom that acknowledges the British monarch as chief of state.
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.
DOMINION definition: 1. control over a country or people: 2. the land that belongs to a ruler: 3. a country that…. Learn more.
DOMINION meaning: 1. control over a country or people: 2. the land that belongs to a ruler: 3. a country that…. Learn more.
When you are in charge of something or rule it, you have dominion over it. The most famous use of the word occurs in the Christian Bible, when God grants people dominion over other animals.
1. the power to govern; sovereign authority. 2. the act or fact of ruling; domination. 3. the territory subject to the control of a single ruler or government. 4. ( often cap.) any of the self-governing countries outside the United Kingdom belonging to the Commonwealth of Nations.
Dominion Definition. Rule or power to rule; sovereign authority; sovereignty. A governed territory or country. A name formerly used for certain self-governing nations of the Commonwealth. Ownership; dominium. Predominance; ascendancy. Any of the self-governing nations of the British Commonwealth.
DOMINION meaning: 1 : the power to rule control of a country, region, etc.; 2 : the land that a ruler or government controls.
1. uncountable noun. Dominion is control or authority. [formal] They truly believe they have dominion over us. [ + over] Synonyms: control, government, power, rule More Synonyms of dominion. 2. countable noun [oft with poss] A dominion is an area of land that is controlled by a ruler. The Republic is a dominion of the Brazilian people. [ + of]
noun. /dəˈmɪnjən/. /dəˈmɪnjən/. [uncountable] dominion (over somebody/something) (literary) authority to rule; control. Man has dominion over the natural world. Soon the whole country was under his sole dominion. Definitions on the go.
