dominion

dominion
The exercise of authority. In the creation narrative of the Priestly [[➝ Priestly narrative]] writer the human species is given dominion over the rest of creation (Gen. 1:26, 28) but subject to the ultimate dominion of the Lord (Ps. 22:28). Dominion which is arbitrary and oppressive is condemned by Jesus (Matt. 20:25), and persecutors of the Church (Rev. 1:9) are surely flouting God's dominion (Rev. 1:6). There was also in some places a belief in angelic powers who existed somehow between God and the world and such beings may be the ‘dominions’ of Col. 1:16, where the writer is insisting that such intermediary powers, if they existed, have been defeated by the unique and universal redemptive work of Christ, who is not to be confused with any mere angel [[➝ angels]].

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  • dominion — do·min·ion /də min yən/ n 1 a: supreme authority: sovereignty b: a territory over which such authority is exercised c often cap: a self governing nation (as Canada) of the Commonwealth other than the United Kingdom that acknowl …   Law dictionary

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  • Dominion — Do*min ion, n. [LL. dominio, equiv. to L. dominium. See {Domain}, {Dungeon}.] 1. Sovereign or supreme authority; the power of governing and controlling; independent right of possession, use, and control; sovereignty; supremacy. [1913 Webster] I… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • dominion — (n.) early 15c., from O.Fr. dominion dominion, rule, power, from M.L. dominionem (nom. dominio), corresponding to L. dominium property, ownership, from dominus (see DOMINATION (Cf. domination)). British sovereign colonies often were called… …   Etymology dictionary

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  • dominion — ► NOUN 1) sovereignty; control. 2) the territory of a sovereign or government. 3) (Dominion) historical a self governing territory of the British Commonwealth. ORIGIN Latin dominium, from dominus lord, master …   English terms dictionary

  • dominìōn — m 〈G dominióna〉, {{c=1}}v. {{ref}}dominij (3){{/ref}} …   Veliki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika

  • dominion — dominìōn m <G dominióna> DEFINICIJA v. dominij (3) …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • dominion — control, command, sway, authority, jurisdiction, *power Analogous words: ascendancy, *supremacy: sovereignty (see under FREE adj) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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