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dom

dom

5 9.9
A title put before the name of some Catholic monks
  • noun
  • /dɑm/
  • Formal
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  • Dom calls to say don't come, but she is on a date.
  • bottle of dom

Examples

  • Or is she just stalking Dom?

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  • "Dom responded well to it, for the most part."

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  • "Are you sure he said he was going to shoot Dom?" he asked.

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  • "Dom?

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  • Dom?

    Artemis Fowl (2020)

  • Dom.

    Hunt to Kill (2010)

  • One year, we decided to do something totally decadent, and so we ordered a bottle of '98 Dom at the bar where we were having the party.

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  • The abbot/prior Dom.

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  • You know, the, the, the legend is the the blind monk Dom Perignon, when he first drank champagne, said, I feel as though I'm drinking stars.

  • The monk was affectionately known as Dom Thomas among his peers.

Synonyms

fra
vsdom
1 9.9

A title used before the name of an Italian friar or monk

is limited to certain Benedictine or Carthusian monks in Roman Catholic usage

Compounds

Dom Pedro
  • South African
9.5

A cold dessert drink made by mixing ice cream with whisky, often served after dinner

has-been-dom
  • Offensive
9.9

A time when a person or thing is no longer important

Surface Forms

dom singular
doms plural

Etymology

The title Dom used before some monks' names comes from Latin Dominus, meaning 'lord' or 'master', and was used as a respectful name for monks in old churches. So when you see Dom before a monk's name, it is a title showing respect, like a religious 'sir'.