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Webster 1913 Edition
Dominion
1.
Sovereign or supreme authority; the power of governing and controlling; independent right of possession, use, and control; sovereignty; supremacy.
I praised and honored him that liveth forever, whose
dominion
is an everlasting dominion
. Dan. iv. 34.
To choose between
dominion
or slavery. Jowett (Thucyd. ).
2.
Superior prominence; predominance; ascendency.
Objects placed foremost ought . . . have
dominion
over things confused and transient. Dryden.
3.
That which is governed; territory over which authority is exercised; the tract, district, or county, considered as subject;
as, the
. Also used figuratively; dominions
of a kingas, the
. dominion
of the passions4.
pl.
A supposed high order of angels; dominations. See
Domination
, 3. Milton.
Syn. – Sovereignty; control; rule; authority; jurisdiction; government; territory; district; region.
Webster 1828 Edition
Dominion
DOMINION
,Noun.
1.
Sovereign or supreme authority; the power of governing and controlling.The dominion of the Most High is an everlasting dominion. Daniel 4.
2.
Power to direct, control, use and dispose of at pleasure; right of possession and use without being accountable; as the private dominion of individuals.3.
Territory under a government; region; country; district governed, or within the limits of the authority of a prince or state; as the British dominions.4.
Government; right of governing. Jamaica is under the dominion of Great Britain.5.
Predominance; ascendant.6.
An order of angels.Whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers. Colossians 1.
7.
Persons governed.Judah was his sanctuary; Israel his dominion. Psalm 114.
Definition 2024
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English
Noun
dominion (plural dominions)
- Power or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy.
- Bible, Daniel iv. 34
- I praised and honoured him that liveth forever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion.
- Jowett
- To choose between dominion or slavery.
- Bible, Daniel iv. 34
- predominance; ascendancy
- Dryden
- Objects placed foremost ought […] have dominion over things confused and transient.
- Dryden
- (sometimes figuratively) A kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence; governed territory.
- the dominions of a king
- the dominion of the passions
- (historical) One of the dependencies of the British Empire given self-government and eventually independence, such as Canada, Newfoundland, or the Irish Free State.
- (Biblical tradition) An order of angel in Christian angelology, ranked above angels and below thrones.
- Bible, Colossians 1:16
- By him were all things created […] whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers.
- Bible, Colossians 1:16
Related terms
Translations
power or the use of power; sovereignty over something
a kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence
External links
- dominion in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- dominion in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911