domination

English

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Etymology

From Middle English domynacion, from Old French dominaciun, from Latin dominātiō (“rule, dominion”), from dominor (“domineer; rule”); see dominate.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˌdɒməˈneɪʃən/, X-SAMPA: /%dQm@"neIS@n/
• (US) IPA: /ˌdɑːməˈneɪʃən/, X-SAMPA: /%dA:m@"neIS@n/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

domination (plural dominations)

1. The act of dominating; exercise of power in ruling; dominion; supremacy; authority, often when arbitrary or insolent.
   • Burke

     In such a people, the haughtiness of domination combines with the spirit of freedom.

2. A ruling party; a party in power.

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3. A high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy.
   • Milton

     Thrones, dominations, princedoms, virtues, powers.

Related terms

• dominate
• dominion
• dominator
• domineering

Translations

act of dominating

• Bulgarian: преобладаване (bg) (preobladavane) n, господство (bg) (gospodstvo)
• Czech: nadvláda (cs) f
• Dutch: overheersing (nl) f

• French: domination (fr) f
• Italian: dominazione (it) f
• Scottish Gaelic: ceannsachadh (gd) m

External links

• domination in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• domination in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Anagrams

• admonition

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French

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Etymology

From Latin dominātiō (“rule, dominion”), from dominor (“domineer; rule”).

Noun

domination f (plural dominations)

1. domination

Antonyms

• (domination): soumission