Prevail vs Dominion - What's the difference?
prevail | dominion |
To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand; to outnumber others.
* , Exodus 17:11
To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence.
To succeed in persuading]] or [[induce, inducing.
Power or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy.
* Bible, Daniel iv. 34
* Jowett
predominance; ascendancy
* Dryden
(sometimes, figurative) A kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence; governed territory.
(historical) One of the colonies of the British Empire given self-government through the Statute of Westminster, such as Canada or Newfoundland.
(Biblical tradition) An order of angel in Christian angelology, ranked above angels and below thrones.
* Bible, Colossians 1:16
As a verb prevail
is to be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand; to outnumber others.As a proper noun dominion is
any of the self-governing nations of the british commonwealth.prevail
English
Verb
(en verb)- Red colour prevails in the Canadian flag.
- And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed'; and when he let down his hand, Amalek ' prevailed .
- In his day and age, such practices prevailed all over Europe.
- I prevailed on him to wait.
Derived terms
* cooler heads will prevailReferences
* *dominion
English
Noun
(en noun)- I praised and honoured him that liveth forever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion.
- To choose between dominion or slavery.
- Objects placed foremost ought have dominion over things confused and transient.
- the dominions of a king
- the dominion of the passions
- By him were all things created whether they be thrones, or dominions , or principalities, or powers.