dominion
part of speech
noun (dominion, dominions)
meaning for a pupil
1) Power or control over people, land or things: «have dominion over». tree →
2) A land or territory ruled by a king or government. tree →
3) (history) «Dominion» was the name for some self-governing countries of the British Empire, such as Canada, Australia and New Zealand. tree →
4) (Bible) In Genesis, God gives people dominion over the animals, which many Christians understand as a duty to care for creation. tree →
sense in the lessons
In history: kings ruled over dominions; Canada was once called the Dominion of Canada. In religious education: the Genesis account of dominion, and the idea of stewardship (looking after the earth). Phrases: «dominion over», «under the dominion of», «Dominion Day».
examples
- The king had dominion over all the land. tree →
- In Genesis, God gives people dominion over the fish, birds and animals. tree →
- Many Christians believe dominion means caring for creation, not harming it. tree →
- Canada was once called a Dominion. tree →
- The emperor's dominions stretched across the sea. tree →
- The dragon held dominion over the mountain. tree →
note
Formal and historical. Countable for a land. Related words: «dominate», «domain». Pronounced doh-MIN-yun.
In the corpora
- In 1867 several colonies joined to form the Dominion of Canada, which is celebrated every year on Canada Day, 1 July.
- And out of Jacob shall one have dominion, and shall destroy the remnant from the city.
- Then made He a remnant to have dominion over the nobles and the people; the LORD made me have dominion over the mighty.
- David smote also Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to establish his dominion at the river Euphrates.
- Thou hast made him to have dominion over the works of Thy hands; Thou hast put all things under His feet:
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «dominion» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.