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- control over a country or people, or the land that belongs to a ruler: [ U ] The collapse of Spain’s empire prepared the way for Britain’s dominion over the seas. (Definition of dominion from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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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. Government. a territory constituting a self-governing commonwealth and being one of a number of such ...
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. 1. ( n.) Sovereign or supreme authority; the power of governing and controlling; independent right of possession, use, and control; sovereignty; supremacy. 2. ( n.) Superior prominence; predominance; ascendency.
DOMINION definition: 1. control over a country or people: 2. the land that belongs to a ruler: 3. a country that…. Learn more.
noun. formal us / dəˈmɪn.jən / uk / dəˈmɪn.jən / Add to word list. [ U ] control over a country or people: God has dominion over (= controls) all his creatures. Napoleon dreamed of achieving global dominion. [ C ] the land that belongs to a ruler: The chief's son would inherit all his dominions.
DOMINION definition: the power and right to control someone or something. Learn more.
Definition of dominion noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
