noun · countable / uncountable · rare

dominion

do·min·ion

dominion · dominions

панування

власть, царство, владычество, доминион

Herrschaft, Vorherrschaft, Oberherrschaft, Dominion

Power or the use of powerPower or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy.

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/dəˈmɪnjən/

» Does mankind have dominion over animals and birds?

Herrscht der Mensch über Tiere und Vögel?

Разве человечество имеет власть над животными и птицами?

Meaning

5 senses

(countable, uncountable)Power or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy.
Herrschaft, Oberherrschaft, Vorherrschaft
властьvlastʹ
(countable, uncountable)Predominance; ascendancy.
(countable, figuratively, sometimes, uncountable)A kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence; governed territory.
the dominions of a king the dominion of the passions
Herrschaftsgebiet, Machtgebiet, Einflussbereich
влады́чествоvladýčestvo, доминио́нdominión, ца́рствоcárstvo
(countable, uncountable)Kingdom
(countable, uncountable)An order of angel in Christian angelology, ranked above virtues and below thrones.

More definitions

one of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth
dominance or power through legal authority
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

Examples

3 sentences

Does mankind have dominion over animals and birds?
ruРазве человечество имеет власть над животными и птицами?
deHerrscht der Mensch über Tiere und Vögel?
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Does humankind have dominion over the animal kingdom?
ruРазве человеку дана власть над миром животных?
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The French continued to expand their dominion in Algeria.
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Translations

5 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

power or the use of power; sovereignty over something:

kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

power or the use of power; sovereignty over something:

kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence:

Origin

From Middle English dominion, from Middle French dominion, from Latin dominium (“lordship,

From Middle English dominion, from Middle French dominion, from Latin dominium (“lordship, right of ownership”), from dominus (“lord”), from domus (“house”). See demain, demesne, domain, dominium.

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