a. [ LL. dominicalis, for L. dominicus belonging to a master or lord (dominica dies the Lord's day), fr. dominus master or lord: cf. F. dominical. See Dame. ] 1. Indicating, or pertaining to, the Lord's day, or Sunday. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Relating to, or given by, our Lord; as, the dominical (or Lord's) prayer. Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]

Some words altered in the dominical Gospels. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dominical altar (Eccl.), the high altar. --
Dominical letter, the letter which, in almanacs, denotes Sunday, or the Lord's day (dies Domini). The first seven letters of the alphabet are used for this purpose, the same letter standing for Sunday during a whole year (except in leap year, when the letter is changed at the end of February). After twenty-eight years the same letters return in the same order. The dominical letters go backwards one day every common year, and two every leap year; e. g., if the dominical letter of a common year be G, F will be the dominical letter for the next year. Called also Sunday letter. Cf. Solar cycle, under Cycle, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The Lord's day or Sunday; also, the Lord's prayer. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. (Eccl. Hist.) One of an order of mendicant monks founded by Dominic de Guzman, in 1215. A province of the order was established in England in 1221. The first foundation in the United States was made in 1807. The Master of the Sacred Palace at Rome is always a Dominican friar. The Dominicans are called also preaching friars, friars preachers, black friars (from their black cloak), brothers of St. Mary, and in France, Jacobins. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. a. [ NL. Dominicanus, fr. Dominicus, Dominic, the founder: cf. F. Dominicain. ] Of or pertaining to St. Dominic (Dominic de Guzman), or to the religious communities named from him. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dominican nuns, an order of nuns founded by St. Dominic, and chiefly employed in teaching. --
Dominican tertiaries the third order of St. Dominic. See Tertiary. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. dominus master + caedere to cut down, kill. ] 1. The act of killing a master. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who kills his master. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.), an American breed of chicken having barred gray plumage raised for meat and brown eggs.
Syn. -- Dominique. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. dominus master. See Don, Dame. ] 1. A schoolmaster; a pedagogue. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

This was Abel Sampson, commonly called, from occupation as a pedagogue, Dominie Sampson. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A clergyman. See Domine, 1. [ Scot. & Colloq. U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. dominio, equiv. to L. dominium. See Domain, Dungeon. ] 1. Sovereign or supreme authority; the power of governing and controlling; independent right of possession, use, and control; sovereignty; supremacy. [ 1913 Webster ]

I praised and honored him that liveth forever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion. Dan. iv. 34. [ 1913 Webster ]

To choose between dominion or slavery. Jowett (Thucyd. ). [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Superior prominence; predominance; ascendency. [ 1913 Webster ]

Objects placed foremost ought . . . have dominion over things confused and transient. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. pl. A supposed high order of angels; dominations. See Domination, 3. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

By him were all things created . . . whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers. Col. i. 16.

Syn. -- Sovereignty; control; rule; authority; jurisdiction; government; territory; district; region. [ 1913 Webster ]

. In Canada, a legal holiday, July lst, being the anniversary of the proclamation of the formation of the Dominion in 1867. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Zool.), an American breed of chicken having barred gray plumage raised for meat and brown eggs.
Syn. -- Dominick. [ WordNet 1.5 ]