noun superior prominence; predominance; ascendency.
2. dominion ·noun a supposed high order of angels; dominations. ·see domination, 3.
3. dominion ·noun sovereign or supreme authority; the power of governing and controlling; independent right of possession, use, and control; sovereignty; supremacy.
4. dominion ·noun that which is governed; territory over which authority is exercised; the tract, district, or county, considered as subject; as, the dominions of a king. also used figuratively; as, the dominion of the passions.