dominion

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) Power or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy.
  2. (countable, uncountable) Predominance; ascendancy.
  3. (countable, figuratively, sometimes, uncountable) A kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence; governed territory.
  4. (countable, uncountable) kingdom
  5. (countable, uncountable) An order of angel in Christian angelology, ranked above virtues and below thrones.

Synonyms

rule
B1
power
A1
territory
B2
kingdom
B2
sovereignty
21k
district
B2
control
A2
authority
B2
sway
C1
domination
C2
command
B1
supremacy
24k
possession
B2
domain
C2
mastery
24k
jurisdiction
C1
empire
B2
colony
C1

territorial dominion

region
B2
dependency
33k
country
A1
mastership
mandate
C2
government
A2
ascendency
rulership
lordship
C1
regulation
C2
realm
C1
reign
C1
protectorate
46k
area
A2
field
A2
raj
C1
extent
C1
exaction
compass
C1
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beat
A2
dominance
21k
majesty
B1
direction
B1
coercion
28k
authorization
C2
locus
49k
dictation
24k
locality
36k
leadership
C1
circuit
C1
law
A2
Translations

dominio
dominio
Herrschaft
territoire
Territorium
domination

Herrschaftsgebiet

egemonia

dominion

domaine
dominion

επικράτεια

Dominion

ملك
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εξουσία

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dəˈmɪnjən/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
dominion
In summary

From Middle English dominion, from Middle French dominion, from Latin dominium (“lordship, right of ownership”), from dominus (“lord”), from domus (“house”). See demain, demesne, domain, dominium.

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