dom

¹

[dom, dawn]

noun

1. Sometimes Dom a title of a monk in the Benedictine, Carthusian, Cistercian, and certain other monastic orders.

2. Usually Dom a Portuguese title affixed to a man's given name; Sir: formerly a title of certain dignitaries.

dom

²

[dom]

noun

1. a dominant in a BDSM sexual encounter or relationship.

verb (used with object)

dommed, domming 

1. to act as the dominant partner in a BDSM sexual encounter or relationship.

verb (used without object)

dommed, domming 

1. to act as the dominant partner to (someone) in a BDSM sexual encounter or relationship.

Dom

³

[dom]

noun

1. a male given name, form of Dominic.

DOM

⁴

abbreviation

Pharmacology.

1. a potent, long-acting hallucinogen, C 12 H 19 NO 2 , usually taken orally in the form of a tablet: DOM is strictly controlled in several countries, including the United States, where it is illegal to manufacture, distribute, buy, or possess this psychedelic drug.

-dom

⁵

1. a suffix forming nouns which refer to domain (kingdom ), collection of persons (officialdom ), rank or station (earldom ), or general condition (freedom ).

dom.

⁶

abbreviation

1. domain.

2. domestic.

3. dominant.

4. dominion.

Dom.

⁷

abbreviation

1. Dominica.

2. Dominican.

d.o.m.

⁸

abbreviation

Slang.

1. dirty old man.

D.O.M.

⁹

abbreviation

1. to God, the Best, the Greatest.

-dom

¹

suffix

1. state or condition

   freedom

   martyrdom

2. rank or office

   earldom

3. domain

   kingdom

   Christendom

4. a collection of persons

   officialdom

DOM

²

abbreviation

1. Deo Optimo Maximo

2. informal,  Dirty Old Man

abbreviation

1. Dominican Republic (international car registration)

dom

³

/ dɒm /

noun

1. (sometimes capital) RC Church a title given to Benedictine, Carthusian, and Cistercian monks and to certain of the canons regular

2. (formerly in Portugal and Brazil) a title borne by royalty, princes of the Church, and nobles

Dom.

⁴

abbreviation

1. Dominican

Word History and Origins

Origin of dom¹

First recorded from 1710–20; shortened from Latin dominus “lord, master”

Origin of dom²

First recorded in 1985–90; shortened from dominant ( def. )

Origin of dom³

First recorded in 1965–70; from chemical name 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine; first synthesized in 1963 by U.S. psychopharmacologist Alexander Shulgin (1925–2014)

Origin of dom⁴

Middle English; Old English -dōm; cognate with Old Norse -dōmr, German -tum; doom

Origin of dom⁵

From Latin Deō Optimō Maximō

Word History and Origins

Origin of dom¹

Old English -dōm

Origin of dom²

(for sense 1) Latin: to God, the best, the Greatest

Origin of dom³

C18 (monastic title): from Latin dominus lord

Example Sentences

For other victims he used the name Dom.

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England, who have lost the first two games in the three-match series, are without wing Dom Young, who has suffered a broken foot.

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In the years after the pandemic, I started meeting with four other writers — Jade Chang, Angela Flournoy, Aja Gabel and Xuan Juliana Wang — for regular work sessions at Little Dom’s, the cozy Italian American restaurant on Hillhurst Avenue in Los Feliz.

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Jean Chen Ho: So, how did we start writing together at Little Dom’s?

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I had an office that I paid for, and then I would sometimes go to meet up with you guys at Little Dom’s, and I started to realize I would get more done in a shorter amount of time, with you guys.

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When To Use

What does -dom mean?

The suffix -dom denotes nouns for domains, collections of persons, rank or station, or general condition. It is often used in a variety of everyday and technical terms.The suffix -dom comes from Old English -dōm, meaning “statute, judgment, or jurisdiction.” Another descendant in modern English from this stem is doom, which today means “unavoidable ill fortune; ruin, death” but originally referred to a judgment or legal decision, especially an unfavorable one.