DOMINATION

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

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.
n.

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

3.
n.

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


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