dominion
/dəˈmɪnjən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.66 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Power or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
An order of angel in Christian angelology, ranked above virtues and below thrones.
Countable; Uncountable
name
Any of the self-governing nations of the British Commonwealth until 1949.
Example Sentences
- "And at the end of the dayes, I Nebuchad-nezzar lift vp mine eyes vnto heauen, and mine vnderſtanding returned vnto me, and I bleſſed the moſt high, and I praiſed, and honoured him that liueth for euer, whoſe dominion is an euerlaſting dominion, and his kingdome is from generation to generation."
- "To choose between dominion or slavery."
- "'Behold! once more I kiss thee, and by that kiss I give to thee dominion over sea and earth, over the peasant in his hovel, over the monarch in his palace halls, and cities crowned with towers, and those who breathe therein.'"
- "Objects placed foremost ought […] have dominion over things which are confus'd and transient."
- "the dominions of a king the dominion of the passions"
- "Oh cold, cold, rigid, dreadful Death, set up thine altar here, and dress it with such terrors as thou hast at thy command: for this is thy dominion!"