Dictionary
Thesaurus
Reference
Translate
Web
Related Searches
on Ask.com
Browse Nearby Entries
domination
Sponsored Links Disease Info
Disease Information. Symptoms Info & More on Ask.com
www.Ask.com
5 dictionary results for: Domination
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
dom·i·na·tion       [dom-uh-ney-shuhn] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.an act or instance of dominating.
2.rule or sway; control, often arbitrary.
3.dominations, Theology. one of the nine orders of celestial attendants of God. Compare angel (def. 1).
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < L dominātiōn- (s. of dominātiō), equiv. to domināt(us) (see dominate) + -iōn- -ion; r. ME dominacioun < AF]
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
CITE THIS SOURCE|PRINT
Sponsored Links Disease Info
Disease Information. Symptoms Info & More on Ask.com
www.Ask.com
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
dom·i·na·tion       (dŏm'ə-nā'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
    1. Control or power over another or others.
    2. The exercise of such control or power.
  2. dominations Christianity The fourth of the nine orders of angels in medieval angelology. Also called dominions.

(Download Now or Buy the Book)
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
CITE THIS SOURCE|PRINT
Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
domination 
c.1386, from O.Fr. domination, from L. dominationem (nom. dominatio), from dominari "to rule, have dominion over," from dominus "lord, master," lit. "master of the house," from domus "home" (see domestic) + -nus, suffix denoting ownership or relation. First record of dominance is 1819; dominatrix is attested since 1561, though not in quite the usual modern sense ("Rome ... dominatrix of nations" [1561]).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
CITE THIS SOURCE|PRINT
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
domination

noun
1. social control by dominating 
2. power to dominate or defeat; "mastery of the seas" 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
CITE THIS SOURCE|PRINT
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Domination

Dom`i*na"tion\, n. [F. domination, L. dominatio.]

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

In such a people, the haugtiness of domination combines with the spirit of freedom. --Burke.

2. A ruling party; a party in power. [R.] --Burke.

3. pl. A high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy; -- a meaning given by the schoolmen.

Thrones, dominations, princedoms, virtues, powers. --Milton.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
CITE THIS SOURCE|PRINT
Share This:Share This: digg.comShare This: ma.gnolia.comShare This: www.stumbleupon.comShare This: del.icio.usShare This: FacebookShare This: favorites.live.comShare This: www.technorati.comShare This: furl.netShare This: myweb2.search.yahoo.comShare This: www.google.com
Sponsored Links Disease Info
Disease Information. Symptoms Info & More on Ask.com
www.Ask.com