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Domination

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dom⋅i⋅na⋅tion

  [dom-uh-ney-shuhn]
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–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
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dom·i·na·tion   (dŏm'ə-nā'shən)   
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.

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Word Origin & History

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
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