domination

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English domynacion, from Old French dominacion, from Latin dominātiō (“rule, dominion”), from dominor (“domineer; rule”); see dominate. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌdɒməˈneɪʃən/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌdɑːməˈneɪʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === domination (countable and uncountable, plural dominations) Control by means of superior ability, influence, position, or resources; prevailing force. Synonym: thrall The exercise of power in ruling; sovereignty; authority; government. (Christianity) A dominion; an angel from a high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy. (BDSM) A fetish characterized by control and power over and discipline of one's sexual partner; sometimes including topping or sadism. Antonym: submission (topology) Synonym of cover. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== dominate dominion dominator domineering ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== “domination”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “domination”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === admonition == French == === Etymology === From Latin dominātiōnem (“rule, dominion”), from dominor (“domineer; rule”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɔ.mi.na.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === domination f (plural dominations) domination Antonym: soumission === Further reading === “domination”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012