Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DOM-IN-A'TION
DOM-IN-A'TION, n. [L. dominatio.]
- The exercise of power in ruling; dominion; government. – Shak.
- Arbitrary authority; tyranny.
- One highly exalted in power; or the fourth order of angelic beings. Thrones, dominations, princedoms, virtues, powers. – Milton.
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