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libido dominandi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
li-bido -dom-i-nan-di
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The will to power; the desire to dominate; the lust for government.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin libīdō dominandī (“lust for domination”). The term is taken from the first book of Saint Augustine's work De civitate Dei (published in 426).

Usage

Synonyms

Wille zur Macht

Questions

What does libido dominandi mean?
The will to power; the desire to dominate; the lust for government.
Where does libido dominandi come from?
Unadapted borrowing from Latin libīdō dominandī (“lust for domination”). The term is taken from the first book of Saint Augustine's work De civitate Dei (published in 426).

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