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domination

N การ มีอำนาจ เหนือกว่า  kan-me-am-nad-nuea-kwa

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DOMINATION

n.[L.] 1. The exercise of power in ruling; dominion; government.
2. Arbitrary authority; tyranny.
3. One highly exalted in power; or the fourth order of angelic beings.
Thrones, dominations, princedoms, virtues, powers.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DOMINATION

Dom `i *na "tion, n. Etym: [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.

 

Defn: A high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy; -- a meaning given by the schoolmen. Thrones, dominations, princedoms, virtues, powers. Milton.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

domination

dom i na tion |ˌdäməˈnāSHən ˌdɑməˈneɪʃən | noun 1 the exercise of control or influence over someone or something, or the state of being so controlled: evil plans for domination of the universe. 2 (dominations ) (in traditional Christian angelology ) the fourth highest order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from Latin dominatio (n- ), from the verb dominari (see dominate ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

domination

dom ¦in |ation |dɒmɪˈneɪʃ (ə )n | noun [ mass noun ] 1 the exercise of power or influence over someone or something, or the state of being so controlled: the imperial domination of India. 2 (dominations ) (in traditional Christian angelology ) the fourth-highest order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from Latin dominatio (n- ), from the verb dominari (see dominate ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

domination

domination noun she was put off by the male domination sanctioned by her boyfriend's family: rule, government, sovereignty, control, command, authority, power, dominion, dominance, mastery, supremacy, superiority, ascendancy, sway.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

domination

domination noun an evil empire bent on world domination: rule, government, sovereignty, control, command, authority, power, dominion, dominance, mastery, supremacy, superiority, ascendancy, sway, influence; tyranny, intimidation, oppression, suppression, subjugation, dictatorship; the upper hand, the whip hand, the edge; rare paramountcy, prepotence, prepotency, prepollency.

 

Duden Dictionary

Domination

Do mi na ti on Substantiv, feminin bildungssprachlich , die |Dominati o n |die Domination; Genitiv: der Domination, Plural: die Dominationen lateinisch dominatio das Dominieren 1b ; Beherrschung, Vormachtstellung

 

French Dictionary

domination

domination n. f. nom féminin 1 Puissance souveraine. : Nous avons vécu sous la domination française, puis anglaise. SYNONYME autorité ; gouvernement . 2 Influence très grande. : Une domination intellectuelle. SYNONYME emprise .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

domination

d m i n tion 名詞 1 U 支配, 統治 .2 U 優勢, 優位 (に立つこと ).3 s 〗〘神 〙主天使 (dominions ) 〘天使9階級中の第4位; angel 1 .