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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DOMINION, n. [L. See Dominant.]
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. Psalms 114.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: dominance or power through legal authority; "France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"; "the rule of Caesar" [syn: dominion, rule]
2: a region marked off for administrative or other purposes [syn: district, territory, territorial dominion, dominion]
3: one of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English dominioun, from Middle French dominion, modification of Latin dominium, from dominus Date: 14th century 1. domain 2. supreme authority ; sovereignty 3. plural an order of angels — see celestial hierarchy 4. often capitalized a self-governing nation of the Commonwealth of Nations other than the United Kingdom that acknowledges the British monarch as chief of state 5. absolute ownership Synonyms: see power

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 sovereignty, control. 2 the territory of a sovereign or government; a domain. 3 hist. the title of each of the self-governing territories of the British Commonwealth. Etymology: ME f. OF f. med.L dominio -onis f. L dominium f. dominus lord

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Dominion Do*min"ion, n. [LL. dominio, equiv. to L. dominium. See Domain, Dungeon.] 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 dominions of a king. Also used figuratively; as, the dominion of the passions. 4. pl. A supposed high order of angels; dominations. See Domination, 3. --Milton. By him were all things created . . . whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers. --Col. i. 16. Syn: Sovereignty; control; rule; authority; jurisdiction; government; territory; district; region.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(dominions) 1. Dominion is control or authority. (FORMAL) They truly believe they have dominion over us. N-UNCOUNT: oft N over n 2. A dominion is an area of land that is controlled by a ruler. The Republic is a dominion of the Brazilian people. N-COUNT: oft with poss

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

do-min'-yun: In Eph 1:21; Col 1:16 the word so translated (kuriotes) appears to denote a rank or order of angels. The same word is probably to be so interpreted in Jude 1:8 (the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) "dominion"), and in 2Pe 2:10 (the King James Version "government," the Revised Version (British and American) "dominion"). See ANGEL.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Sway, command, rule, government, supremacy, domination, mastery, ascendancy, control, sovereignty, sovereign authority, domain. 2. Territory, region, country, realm.

Moby Thesaurus

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