Crossword-Solution: DOMINUS
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Dominus | n. | Master; sir; -- a title of respect formerly applied to a knight or a clergyman, and sometimes to the lord of a manor. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| DOMINUS | anagram | DONIMUS |
We have 2 clues for the answer “DOMINUS”
| Clue | Answers |
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| "___ vobiscum" ("the Lord be with you") | 1 answer |
| Latin Lord | 1 answer |
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Hint 1 meaning
Godlike; heavenly; excellent in the highest degree;
supremely admirable; apparently above what is human. In this
application, the word admits of comparison; as, the divinest mind. Sir
J. Davies.
Hint 2 anagram
NIIVDE
Hint 3 another clue
"Delicious!"
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Sentences with DOMINUS (5)
Ave Maria! gratia plena, Dominus---- Voice of the Page (from the foot of the tower.) My lord, my lord, they call for you at court! (The knight wakes.
Let the shade of blind Homer be called up to say whether the bard who composed the tremendous line— “Surgit ad hos clypei dominus septemplicis Ajax”— equal to any save _one_ of his own, was a mere amatory songster.
The epithet of Dominus, or Lord, in its primitive signification, was expressive not of the authority of a prince over his subjects, or of a commander over his soldiers, but of the despotic power of a master over his domestic slaves.
Such is the dignified style of Leo, whom Anthemius respectfully names, Dominus et Pater meus Princeps sacratissimus Leo.
Note: Yet a century before, Domitian was called not only by Martial but even in public documents, Dominus et Deus Noster.
Quotes with DOMINUS (3)
Caedite eos. Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius. ("Kill them all. For the Lord knoweth them that are His." Supposedly said when asked by a Crusader how to distinguish the Cathars from the Catholics.)
... peel an orange. Do it lovingly--it perfect quarters like little boats... Nothing is more likely to become garbage than orange rind; but for as long as anyone looks at it in delight, it stands a million triumphant miles from the trash heap. That, you know, is why the world exists at all. it remains outside the cosmic garbage can of nothingness, not because it is such a solemn necessity that nobody can get rid of it, but because it is the orange peel hung on God's chandelie…
Until 1982, Canada Day was known as Dominion Day. I always thought that had more of a ring to it. Beyond the zippy alliteration, it reminded us citizens that our domain of orderly domesticity was graced by the dominant power of our 'Dominus.'
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Daily Beast, NYT.
Used 2 times in crossword archives (2009–2017).