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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).
Origin of dominion 1400–50; late Middle English <Middle French <Medieval Latin *dominiōn- (stem of *dominiō ) lordship, equivalent to Latin domin (ium ) dominium + -iōn- -ion
OTHER WORDS FROM dominion in·ter·do·min·ion, adjective self-do·min·ion, noun Words nearby dominion dominical letter, Dominican, Dominican Republic, Dominick, dominie, dominion , Dominion Day, dominions, Dominique, dominium, domino
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Example sentences from the Web for dominion It might have been wise for Huxley to hold on to one particular element of the Biblical account—its recognition of human dominion .
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According to Genesis, man held dominion over the rest of Creation.
The Human Error Darwin Inspired - Issue 90: Something Green | Aaron Hirsh| September 30, 2020| Nautilus
As for money, “we calmly accept its dominion over ourselves and our societies.”
Pope Francis Declares Consumers and Capitalists Need to Help the Poor | Daniel Gross| November 26, 2013| DAILY BEAST
The plants operated by Dominion will primarily use leftovers from nearby timbering work for the biomass fuel.
Dominion Completes Conversion of Coal Plant to Biomass in Virginia | William O’Connor| July 19, 2013| DAILY BEAST
Recently Republican-dominated, today the Dominion State has two centrist Democrat senators, and Obama has won the state twice.
Memo to the GOP: It’s Time to Listen to Your Elders | John Avlon| May 29, 2013| DAILY BEAST
After that, Williams says, the CIA ordered her to Dominion Hospital.
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Having spent a lot of time in conservative churches, one of the first questions I get is about dominion .
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The Dominion of Canada has in it more fresh-water lakes than any other country in the world.
Three Boys in the Wild North Land | Egerton Ryerson Young
And king Ptolemee got the dominion of the cities by the sea side, even to Seleucia, and he devised evil designs against Alexander.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | Various
But the Greeks were of all races least like to weld earth into one dominion .
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. 2 | Various
The mildness by which absolute masters exercise their dominion leaves them masters still.
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. IV. (of 12) | Edmund Burke
Is it not a part of the "all things" over which man was made to have dominion ?
Among the Forces | Henry White Warren
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British Dictionary definitions for dominion 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
theDominion New Zealand
law a less common word for dominium
Word Origin for dominion C15: from Old French, from Latin dominium ownership, from dominus master
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