Topicala
Topicala is a simple, small, meta-search engine, that helps You find the sites you need. Created By Paul Kinlan. Web Hosting by SwitchMedia.
Dictionary Results For "dominion" [?]/[OPML]
Ads By Google
Wiktionary Articles [RSS] - [GNU, www.Wiktionary.org]

See Dominion

English

Etymology

From , from .

Noun

  1. power or the use of power; sovereignty over something.
  2. a kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence.


Translations

----

Finnish

Noun

dominion

  1. {{fi-form of|type=noun|case=genitive|pl=singular|dominio}}


fa:dominion fr:dominion io:dominion it:dominion hu:dominion ta:dominion te:dominion vi:dominion tr:dominion zh:dominion

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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.
[1913 Webster]

I praised and honored him that liveth forever, whose
dominion is an everlasting dominion. --Dan. iv. 34.
[1913 Webster]

To choose between dominion or slavery. --Jowett
(Thucyd. ).
[1913 Webster]

2. Superior prominence; predominance; ascendency.
[1913 Webster]

Objects placed foremost ought . . . have dominion
over things confused and transient. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]

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.
[1913 Webster]

4. pl. A supposed high order of angels; dominations. See
Domination, 3. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]

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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet dominion
n 1: dominance or power through legal authority; "France held
undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"; "the
rule of Caesar" [syn: rule]
2: a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
[syn: district, territory, territorial dominion]
3: one of the self-governing nations in the British
Commonwealth
Moby Dictionary
acme
, administration , ally , ambit , antecedence , antecedency ,
anteposition
, anteriority , archduchy , archdukedom , area , arena ,
ascendance
, ascendancy , ascendant , authority , authorization ,
bailiwick
, balance of power , be-all and end-all , beat , blue ribbon ,
body politic
, border , borderland , buffer state , captive nation ,
champaign
, championship , chieftaincy , chieftainry , circle , circuit ,
city-state
, claws , clutches , colony , command , commonweal ,
commonwealth
, control , country , county , demesne , department ,
directorship
, disposition , domain , dominance , dominancy ,
domination
, dominium , duchy , dukedom , earldom , effectiveness ,
eminent domain
, empery , empire , field , first place , first prize ,
free city
, front position , governance , government , grand duchy ,
grasp
, grip , gripe , hand , hands , headship , hegemony , height , helm ,
hemisphere
, highest , hold , imperium , influence , iron hand ,
judicial circuit
, jurisdiction , kingdom , kingship , land ,
land tenure
, landholding , landownership , landowning , leadership ,
lordship
, management , mandant , mandate , mandated territory ,
mandatee
, mandatory , march , masterdom , mastership , mastery ,
maximum
, most , nation , nationality , ne plus ultra , new high , orb ,
orbit
, overlordship , ownership , pale , palms , paramountcy , polis ,
polity
, possession , possessorship , power , precedence , precedency ,
preceding
, precession , precinct , precursor , predominance ,
predominancy
, predomination , preeminence , preference , prefixation ,
prelude
, preponderance , prepotence , prepotency , presidency ,
primacy
, principality , principate , priority , property , proprietary ,
proprietorship
, protectorate , prothesis , province ,
puppet government
, puppet regime , raj , realm , record , region ,
regnancy
, reign , reins of government , republic , round , rule ,
satellite
, say , seigniory , seneschalty , settlement ,
sovereign nation
, sovereignty , sphere , state , sultanate ,
superiority
, superpower , supremacy , suzerainship , suzerainty , sway ,
talons
, terrain , territory , the lead , top priority , top spot ,
toparchia
, toparchy , upper hand , urgency , walk , whip hand ,
zenith


Dominion, TX (CDP, FIPS 20844) Location: 29.65657 N, 98.61622 W Population (1990): 1196 (509 housing units) Area: 9.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Created By Paul Kinlan. Web Hosting by SwitchMedia.