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🏛️ A master or lord ⛪ A church leader
dominus

dominus

5 9.9
A Latin title for a master or lord in old religious and historical texts
  • noun
  • /ˈdɑːmɪnəs/
  • Archaic
translation icon : señor
  • "In the name of Dominus, we shall commence the ceremony of blessing."
  • Dominus Iesus
  • Dominus Sagan
  • Dominus Magnus Hauk

Examples

  • "Dominus vobiscum," Fray Bernardo said.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Dominus vobiscum.

    Surviving Picasso (1996)

  • I took this picture this morning just outside of the Church of Dominus Flevit (the site where Jesus wept over Jerusalem).

    Blog text (8)

  • The Latin benediction, "Dominus isto discos benediceat," was recited, and we were ushered into an ancient oak-paneled room for coffee and port.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • The Irish episcopate itself formally recognized the king of England as rightful lord of Ireland, dominus Hiberniae, in 1170 at Cashel and in 1177 at Dublin.

    Academic text (1995)

  • "The villagers revered their Dominus, seeking his guidance in times of trouble."

  • "After the battle, the soldiers pledged their loyalty to their Dominus who had led them to victory."

Synonyms

domina
vsdominus
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A woman who leads a household or group

is the male equivalent used in historical and religious settings

Surface Forms

dominus singular
domini plural

Etymology

Dominus is a Latin word meaning 'master' or 'lord', from the root domus meaning 'house', so a dominus was the person in charge of a home or land. That is why English words like dominate and dominion, meaning 'to have control' or 'power', come from the same root and keep the idea of control.