Domination

Quick meaning: Domination is a noun meaning Control by means of superior ability, influence, position, or resources; prevailing force.

Meaning

Control by means of superior ability, influence, position, or resources; prevailing force.

More Meanings

1. The exercise of power in ruling; sovereignty; authority; government.
2. (Christianity) A dominion; an angel from a high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy.
3. (BDSM) A fetish characterized by control and power over and discipline of one's sexual partner; sometimes including topping or sadism.
4. (topology) Synonym of cover.

Example Sentences

Thrones, dominations, princedoms, virtues, powers.

[...] thou and thine vſurpe / The Dominations, Royalties, and rights / Of this oppreſſed boy; [...]

In such a [slaveholding] people, the haughtiness of domination combines with the spirit of freedom [...].

First, relations of power and domination have been and continue to be significantly constitutive of social relations in modern societies.

Word Forms

• dominations

Synonyms for domination

Depending on context, synonyms include thrall, cover, supremacy, mastery.

Antonyms for domination

Common opposites include submission.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include mastery, supremacy, ascendancy, dominance, ruling, controlling.

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