English-Thai Dictionary

dominion

N การ ควบคุม  การปกครอง  อำนาจ ปกครอง  authority control power rule anarchy bondage kan-kob-ngam

 

dominion

N อาณาจักร ปกครอง  ดินแดน ที่ ครอบครอง  possession empire kingdom ar-na-jak-pok-krong

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DOMINION

n.[L. See Dominant. ] 1. Sovereign or supreme authority; the power of governing and controlling.
The dominion of the Most High is an everlasting dominion. Daniel 4:34.
2. Power to direct, control, use and dispose of at pleasure; right of possession and use without being accountable; as the private dominion of individuals.
3. Territory under a government; region; country; district governed, or within the limits of the authority of a prince or state; as the British dominions.
4. Government; right of governing. Jamaica is under the dominion of Great Britain.
5. Predominance; ascendant.
6. An order of angels.
Whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers. Colossians 1:16.
7. Persons governed.
Judah was his sanctuary; Israel his dominion. Psalm 114:2.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DOMINION

Do *min "ion, n. Etym: [LL. dominio, equiv. to L. dominium. See Domain, Dungeon. ]

 

1. Sovereign or supreme authority; the power of governing and controlling; independent right of possession, use, and control; sovereignty; supremacy. I praised and honored him that liveth forever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion. Dan. iv. 34. To choose between dominion or slavery. Jowett (Thucyd. ).

 

2. Superior prominence; predominance; ascendency. Objects placed foremost ought. .. have dominion over things confused and transient. Dryden.

 

3. That which is governed; territory over which authority is exercised; the tract, district, or county, considered as subject; as, the dominions of a king. Also used figuratively; as, the dominion of the passions.

 

4. pl.

 

Defn: A supposed high order of angels; dominations. See Domination, 3. Milton. By him were all things created. .. whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers. Col. i. 16.

 

Syn. -- Sovereignty; control; rule; authority; jurisdiction; government; territory; district; region.

 

DOMINION DAY

DOMINION DAY Do *min "ion Day.

 

Defn: In Canada, a legal holiday, July lst, being the anniversary of the proclamation of the formation of the Dominion in 1867.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

dominion

do min ion |dəˈminyən dəˈmɪnjən | ▶noun 1 sovereignty; control: man's attempt to establish dominion over nature. 2 (usu. dominions ) the territory of a sovereign or government: the Angevin dominions. • (Dominion ) historical each of the self-governing territories of the British Commonwealth. 3 (dominions ) another term for domination ( sense 2 ). ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin dominio (n- ), from Latin dominium, from dominus ‘lord, master. ’

 

Dominion Day

Do min ion Day ▶noun former name for July 1, a national holiday observed in Canada to commemorate the formation of the Dominion in 1867. Since 1982, it has been known as Canada Day.

 

Oxford Dictionary

dominion

do ¦min |ion |dəˈmɪnjən | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] sovereignty or control: man's attempt to establish dominion over nature. • another term for dominium. 2 (usu. dominions ) the territory of a sovereign or government: the Angevin dominions. • (Dominion ) historical each of the self-governing territories of the British Commonwealth. 3 (dominions ) another term for domination ( sense 2 ). ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin dominio (n- ), from Latin dominium, from dominus ‘lord, master ’.

 

Dominion Day

Do min ion Day ▶noun former name for July 1, a national holiday observed in Canada to commemorate the formation of the Dominion in 1867. Since 1982, it has been known as Canada Day.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

dominion

dominion noun 1 at the time the Spartans had dominion over Athens: supremacy, ascendancy, dominance, domination, superiority, predominance, preeminence, hegemony, authority, mastery, control, command, power, sway, rule, government, jurisdiction, sovereignty, suzerainty. 2 a British dominion: dependency, colony, protectorate, territory, province, possession; historical tributary. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See jurisdiction . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

dominion

dominion noun 1 France then decided to establish dominion over Laos and Cambodia: supremacy, ascendancy, dominance, domination, superiority, predominance, pre-eminence, primacy, hegemony, authority, mastery, control, command, direction, power, sway, rule, government, jurisdiction, sovereignty, suzerainty, lordship, overlordship; leadership, influence; the upper hand, the whip hand, the edge, advantage, hold, grasp; archaic empire; rare predomination, paramountcy, prepotence, prepotency, prepollency. 2 the country was a British dominion for over eighty years: dependency, colony, protectorate, territory, province, outpost, satellite, satellite state; holding, possession; historical tributary, fief; archaic demesne; (dominions ) realm, kingdom, empire, domain, country, nation, land.

 

Duden Dictionary

Dominion

Do mi ni on Substantiv, Neutrum Geschichte , das |Dom i nion doˈmɪni̯ən |das Dominion; des Dominions, die Dominions und Dominien lateinisch-französisch -englisch ein der Verwaltung nach selbstständiges Land des Britischen Reiches und Commonwealth

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

dominion

do min ion /dəmɪ́njən /名詞 1 U ｟かたく ｠ «…に対する » 支配 [統治 ]権 ; 主権 «over » .2 C ｟かたく ｠(個人 国家の )領土, 領地 .3 C 〖しばしばthe D- 〗(かつての英連邦内の )自治領 〘カナダ オーストラリアなど 〙.4 〘神 〙〖～s 〗＝domination 3 .