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Dominus

American  
[doh-mi-noos, dom-i-] / ˈdoʊ mɪˌnus, ˈdɒm ɪ- /

noun

Latin.
  1. God; the Lord.


Dominus British  
/ ˈdɒmɪnʊs /

noun

  1. God or Christ

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Ashur, being a Syrian and former slave who has been elevated to the status of dominus of the Capuan house that once held him in bondage, has many of an insider’s benefits minus the privilege of being Roman-born.

From Salon

Phil subscription concerts the weekend of March 21-23, she conducted Bach’s Magnificat and Handel’s “Dixit Dominus.”

From Los Angeles Times

Handel’s “Dixit Dominus,” which was composed the same year as “Il Trionfo” and began Haïm’s L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

With Bach’s Magnificat and an encore of “Happy, Happy Shall We Be” from Handel’s “Semele,” “Dixit Dominus” made sure that happiness prevailed.

From Los Angeles Times

There were the fiber-cement panels of the 1987 Ricola storage facility in Laufen, Switzerland, and the gabion walls, filled with stones, of the Dominus winery in the Napa Valley, completed a decade later.

From New York Times