Dominion vs. Subdue — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Dominion and Subdue
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Dominion
The word Dominion was used from 1907 to 1948 to refer to one of several self-governing nations of the British Empire. "Dominion status" was formally accorded to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Newfoundland, South Africa, and the Irish Free State at the 1926 Imperial Conference to designate "autonomous communities within the British Empire, equal in status, in no way subordinate one to another in any aspect of their domestic or external affairs, though united by a common allegiance to the Crown and freely associated as members of the British Commonwealth of Nations”.
Subdue
To subjugate (a region or people, for example) by military force.
Dominion
Control or the exercise of control; sovereignty
"The devil ... has their souls in his possession, and under his dominion" (Jonathan Edwards).
Subdue
To bring under control by physical force, persuasion, or other means; overcome
Subdued the wild horse.
Subdued the rebellion in the party ranks.
Dominion
A territory or sphere of influence or control; a realm.
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Subdue
To make less intense or prominent; reduce or tone down
I was unable to subdue my excitement about the upcoming holiday.
Dominion
Often Dominion A self-governing nation under the nominal rule of the British monarch.
Subdue
To bring (land) under cultivation
Farmers subdued the arid lands of Australia.
Dominion
Dominions(Christianity) See domination.
Subdue
To overcome, quieten, or bring under control.
Dominion
Power or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy.
Subdue
To bring (a country) under control by force.
Dominion
Predominance; ascendancy
Subdue
To bring under; to conquer by force or the exertion of superior power, and bring into permanent subjection; to reduce under dominion; to vanquish.
I will subdue all thine enemies.
Dominion
A kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence; governed territory.
The dominions of a king
The dominion of the passions
Subdue
To overpower so as to disable from further resistance; to crush.
Nothing could have subdued natureTo such a lowness, but his unkind daughters.
If aught . . . were worthy to subdueThe soul of man.
Dominion
(taxonomy) kingdom
Subdue
To destroy the force of; to overcome; as, medicines subdue a fever.
Dominion
(Christianity) An order of angel in Christian angelology, ranked above virtues and below thrones.
Subdue
To render submissive; to bring under command; to reduce to mildness or obedience; to tame; as, to subdue a stubborn child; to subdue the temper or passions.
Dominion
Sovereign or supreme authority; the power of governing and controlling; independent right of possession, use, and control; sovereignty; supremacy.
I praised and honored him that liveth forever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion.
To choose between dominion or slavery.
Subdue
To overcome, as by persuasion or other mild means; as, to subdue opposition by argument or entreaties.
Dominion
Superior prominence; predominance; ascendency.
Objects placed foremost ought . . . have dominion over things confused and transient.
Subdue
To reduce to tenderness; to melt; to soften; as, to subdue ferocity by tears.
Dominion
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.
Subdue
To make mellow; to break, as land; also, to destroy, as weeds.
Dominion
A supposed high order of angels; dominations. See Domination, 3.
By him were all things created . . . whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers.
Subdue
To reduce the intensity or degree of; to tone down; to soften; as, to subdue the brilliancy of colors.
Dominion
Dominance or power through legal authority;
France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa
The rule of Caesar
Subdue
Put down by force or intimidation;
The government quashes any attempt of an uprising
China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently
The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land
Dominion
A region marked off for administrative or other purposes
Subdue
To put down by force or authority;
Suppress a nascent uprising
Stamp down on littering
Conquer one's desires
Dominion
One of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth
Subdue
Hold within limits and control;
Subdue one's appetites
Mortify the flesh
Subdue
Get on top of; deal with successfully;
He overcame his shyness
Subdue
Make subordinate, dependent, or subservient;
Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler
Subdue
Correct by punishment or discipline
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