Domination

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ËŒdÉ’məˈneɪʃən/
• US IPA: /ËŒdɑːməˈneɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Origin

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

Full definition of domination

Noun

1. The act of dominating; exercise of power in ruling; dominion; supremacy; authority, often when arbitrary or insolent.
• BurkeIn such a people, the haughtiness of domination combines with the spirit of freedom.
2. A ruling party; a party in power.
3. A high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy.
• MiltonThrones, dominations, princedoms, virtues, powers.

Related terms

• dominate
• dominion
• dominator
• domineering

Anagrams

• admonition