Dominion
noun
Control or authority over something or someone.
The King had dominion over his kingdom.
Often appears as...
- under someone's dominion
- territorial dominion
noun
A country or region that is ruled by a particular person or government.
Canada was a dominion of the British Empire.
Often appears as...
- british dominion
- dominion of canada
noun
In Christian theology, rule or sovereignty by God.
We believe in the dominion of God over Earth.
Often appears as...
- divine dominion
- god's dominion
Usage tips
Religious
noun
Control or authority over something or someone.
The King had dominion over his kingdom.
Often appears as...
- under someone's dominion
- territorial dominion
noun
A country or region that is ruled by a particular person or government.
Canada was a dominion of the British Empire.
Often appears as...
- british dominion
- dominion of canada
noun
In Christian theology, rule or sovereignty by God.
We believe in the dominion of God over Earth.
Often appears as...
- divine dominion
- god's dominion
Usage tips
Religious
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Pro Tip 1/3Power Hierarchy
Think of 'dominion' as a high rank, like a king, who has utmost control.
Under his dominion, the rules were strict and unquestioned.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Physical
'Dominion' can refer to control over intangible things, like concepts or subjects.
She held dominion over the conversation with her persuasive arguments.
Pro Tip 3/3Total Authority
Use 'dominion' when someone has complete authority, without challenges.
The CEO's dominion over company decisions was absolute.
Pro Tip 1/3Power Hierarchy
Think of 'dominion' as a high rank, like a king, who has utmost control.
Under his dominion, the rules were strict and unquestioned.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Physical
'Dominion' can refer to control over intangible things, like concepts or subjects.
She held dominion over the conversation with her persuasive arguments.
Pro Tip 3/3Total Authority
Use 'dominion' when someone has complete authority, without challenges.
The CEO's dominion over company decisions was absolute.
Pro Tip 1/3Power Hierarchy
Think of 'dominion' as a high rank, like a king, who has utmost control.
Under his dominion, the rules were strict and unquestioned.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Physical
'Dominion' can refer to control over intangible things, like concepts or subjects.
She held dominion over the conversation with her persuasive arguments.
Pro Tip 3/3Total Authority
Use 'dominion' when someone has complete authority, without challenges.
The CEO's dominion over company decisions was absolute.
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Cradle to cradle design...
design is the first signal of human intentions. So what are our intentions, and what would our intentions be -- if we wake up in the morning, we have designs on the world -- well, what would our intention be as a species now that we're the dominant species? And it's not just stewardship and dominion debate,
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John Wilbanks: Let's...
And it's getting worse. So the good news is that some things have changed, and the most important thing that's changed is that we can now measure ourselves in ways that used to be the dominion of the health system. So a lot of people talk about it as digital exhaust.
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History through the eyes...
rose on the backs of the growing groups of farmers, laborers, and soldiers, thus lifting the West to its place of world dominion. However, not all European countries sprouted empires. After the Irish adopted the potato, their population dramatically increased,
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A brief history of goths...
But the Western Empire would never be united again. Its dominions fragmented into kingdoms ruled by Goths and other Germanic tribes who assimilated into local cultures, though many of their names still mark the map. This was the end of the Classical Period
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Visit Her at Your Peril...
He does have dominion over all. As his wife, I will therefore need you to serve my needs. Help me see to the house so that I may improve the estate and have it well on the way to prospering so that our children may in turn enjoy the bounty of this land.
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Music as a refuge PIPE...
all of this within and suddenly there was the Gateway of composition it was the only form that I could make sense of all these diverse worlds a space where all these voices could be heard but also given their own dominion my first major
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What type of world do we...
now we know what our predecessors could not know plenty of reason for hope but only if we act on what we know we're living with policies that were set in motion sometimes hundreds of years ago ethical policies dominion over over life
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A day in the life of a...
their most recent leader, hetman Petro Doroshenko allied with the Ottoman Empire. This alliance successfully freed the Zaporozhian Cossacks in the west from Polish dominion, but their victory was a bitter one.
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Finding Little Owls in...
These guys mate for life. So this is probably their spot, their dominion here, and they're very territorial, so he's now just coming out to sit there and make sure that no one else comes
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Leopard Hunts an Impala...
Not born into royalty, Pula works hard for her dominion.
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Cradle to cradle design...
design is the first signal of human intentions. So what are our intentions, and what would our intentions be -- if we wake up in the morning, we have designs on the world -- well, what would our intention be as a species now that we're the dominant species? And it's not just stewardship and dominion debate,
Video examples
John Wilbanks: Let's...
And it's getting worse. So the good news is that some things have changed, and the most important thing that's changed is that we can now measure ourselves in ways that used to be the dominion of the health system. So a lot of people talk about it as digital exhaust.
Video examples
History through the eyes...
rose on the backs of the growing groups of farmers, laborers, and soldiers, thus lifting the West to its place of world dominion. However, not all European countries sprouted empires. After the Irish adopted the potato, their population dramatically increased,
Video examples
A brief history of goths...
But the Western Empire would never be united again. Its dominions fragmented into kingdoms ruled by Goths and other Germanic tribes who assimilated into local cultures, though many of their names still mark the map. This was the end of the Classical Period
Video examples
Visit Her at Your Peril...
He does have dominion over all. As his wife, I will therefore need you to serve my needs. Help me see to the house so that I may improve the estate and have it well on the way to prospering so that our children may in turn enjoy the bounty of this land.
Video examples
Music as a refuge PIPE...
all of this within and suddenly there was the Gateway of composition it was the only form that I could make sense of all these diverse worlds a space where all these voices could be heard but also given their own dominion my first major
Video examples
What type of world do we...
now we know what our predecessors could not know plenty of reason for hope but only if we act on what we know we're living with policies that were set in motion sometimes hundreds of years ago ethical policies dominion over over life
Video examples
A day in the life of a...
their most recent leader, hetman Petro Doroshenko allied with the Ottoman Empire. This alliance successfully freed the Zaporozhian Cossacks in the west from Polish dominion, but their victory was a bitter one.
Video examples
Finding Little Owls in...
These guys mate for life. So this is probably their spot, their dominion here, and they're very territorial, so he's now just coming out to sit there and make sure that no one else comes
Video examples
Leopard Hunts an Impala...
Not born into royalty, Pula works hard for her dominion.
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Abraham Verghese
Ethiopian Author
My deceased patients have taught me over the years to believe in the glass half full, to make good use of the time we have, to be generous - that was their lesson for the Uber-mind, and it was free. 'Do that,' they said, 'and then perhaps death shall have no dominion.
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Mark Waid
American Writer
When you're writing a team book where every character already has his or her own series, you don't have dominion over them as individuals - but what you can exploit is their relationships with one another.
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Isaac Newton
English Mathematician
God' is a relative word and has a respect to servants, and 'Deity' is the dominion of God, not over his own body, as those imagine who fancy God to be the soul of the world, but over servants.
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Matt Dillon
American Actor
I tend to wear my emotions on my sleeve. I've had my share of mood swings, believe me. But it's a powerful thing when you realize that you have dominion over your behavior and your passions.
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John Quincy Adams
American President
In order to preserve the dominion of our own passions, it behooves us to be constantly and strictly on our guard against the influence and infection of the passions of others.
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James Buchan
British Novelist
The world dominion of western thought, forms of organisation, technology and military force is not God-given, nor eternal, nor greatly appreciated by the rest of the world.
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William Styron
American Novelist
Most books, like their authors, are born to die; of only a few books can it be said that death has no dominion over them; they live, and their influence lives forever.
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Jakob Bohme
German Theologian
A shepherd, in whom the spirit of God works, is more highly esteemed before God than the wisest and most potent in self-wit, without the divine dominion.
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George William Russell
Irish Writer
We dwell in the house of the body, but its perfection and intricate life are the work of a wisdom which never relaxes dominion over a single cell.
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Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Artist
You can have no dominion greater or less than that over yourself.
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Abraham Verghese
Ethiopian Author
My deceased patients have taught me over the years to believe in the glass half full, to make good use of the time we have, to be generous - that was their lesson for the Uber-mind, and it was free. 'Do that,' they said, 'and then perhaps death shall have no dominion.
Quote examples
Mark Waid
American Writer
When you're writing a team book where every character already has his or her own series, you don't have dominion over them as individuals - but what you can exploit is their relationships with one another.
Quote examples
Isaac Newton
English Mathematician
God' is a relative word and has a respect to servants, and 'Deity' is the dominion of God, not over his own body, as those imagine who fancy God to be the soul of the world, but over servants.
Quote examples
Matt Dillon
American Actor
I tend to wear my emotions on my sleeve. I've had my share of mood swings, believe me. But it's a powerful thing when you realize that you have dominion over your behavior and your passions.
Quote examples
John Quincy Adams
American President
In order to preserve the dominion of our own passions, it behooves us to be constantly and strictly on our guard against the influence and infection of the passions of others.
Quote examples
James Buchan
British Novelist
The world dominion of western thought, forms of organisation, technology and military force is not God-given, nor eternal, nor greatly appreciated by the rest of the world.
Quote examples
William Styron
American Novelist
Most books, like their authors, are born to die; of only a few books can it be said that death has no dominion over them; they live, and their influence lives forever.
Quote examples
Jakob Bohme
German Theologian
A shepherd, in whom the spirit of God works, is more highly esteemed before God than the wisest and most potent in self-wit, without the divine dominion.
Quote examples
George William Russell
Irish Writer
We dwell in the house of the body, but its perfection and intricate life are the work of a wisdom which never relaxes dominion over a single cell.
Quote examples
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Artist
You can have no dominion greater or less than that over yourself.
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