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n. Control or the exercise of control; sovereignty: "The devil . . . has their souls in his possession, and under his dominion” ( Jonathan Edwards).

n. A territory or sphere of influence or control; a realm.

n. One of the self-governing nations within the British Commonwealth.

n. Christianity See domination.

n. power or the use of power; sovereignty over something.

n. a kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence.

n. One of the colonies of the British Empire given self-government through the Statute of Westminster, such as Canada or Newfoundland.

n. An order of angel in Christian angelology, ranked above angels and below thrones.

n. Sovereign or supreme authority; the power of governing and controlling; independent right of possession, use, and control; sovereignty; supremacy.

n. Superior prominence; predominance; ascendency.

n. That which is governed; territory over which authority is exercised; the tract, district, or county, considered as subject. Also used figuratively.

n. A supposed high order of angels; dominations. See Domination, 3.

n. Lordship; sovereign or supreme authority; the power of governing and controlling; empire: as, a territory under the dominion of a foreign power.

n. The right of uncontrolled possession, use, and disposal; power of control.

n. A territory and people subject to a specific government or control; a domain: as, the dominions of Prussia.

n. plural Same as dominations. See domination, 3.

n. Synonyms Sovereignty, sway, control, rule, mastery, ascendancy.

n. a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

n. one of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth

n. dominance or power through legal authority

"So, the term dominion shouldn't be obscure at best to your students."

commonwealth    state    land    res publica    body politic    nation    country   

old dominion    arms of dominion    act of dominion    dominion day   

domineering    domino    dominate    domination    dominator   

domination   

region    authority    control    territory    rule    sovereignty    government    jurisdiction    district    supremacy   

Virginian    minion    opinion    pinion    virginian   

sovereignty    domination    sway    empire    conquest    jurisdiction    monarchy    prerogative    despotism    possession