mastery
Origin of mastery
Related Words for mastery
dexterity, prowess, knowledge, familiarity, understanding, proficiency, genius, know-how, comprehension, grasp, finesse, skill, knack, ability, wizardry, virtuosity, grip, ken, expertness, capacityExamples from the Web for mastery
Contemporary Examples of mastery
Mark Twain famously said courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear—not absence of fear.
Rudy Giuliani on His 9/11 Bluff, the Museum Controversy and the Rise of ISISJosh Robin
September 11, 2014
In most battles, the rounds focus on battlers tearing each other down or hyping their own mastery of battle skills.
Here, the founder of the law and literature movement shows his mastery in bringing literature to philosophical bloom.
The high street purchases will reinforce perception of Kate's mastery of the common touch.
Hilary Mantel has redefined the genre of historical fiction and her mastery of the novel form is magnificent.
Week in the Life of Dan Stevens, 2012 Man Booker Prize Judge & Downton Abbey StarHenry Krempels
October 19, 2012
Historical Examples of mastery
I refer, of course, to man's mastery over the latent forces of Nature.
'Tis Sixty Years SinceCharles Francis Adams
For his love's sake, he must seize on this opportunity given of fate to him for mastery.
Within the LawMarvin Dana
Mastery of his rules will not help another to win business success.
Understanding the ScripturesFrancis McConnell
The latter is complete—it is the mastery of an originator of style.
The Letters of Robert BurnsRobert Burns
There remains yet the fifth act in which one would think they should show their mastery.
The Praise of FollyDesiderius Erasmus
mastery
- full command or understanding of a subject
- outstanding skill; expertise
- the power of command; control
- victory or superiority
Word Origin and History for mastery
early 13c., mesterie, "condition of being a master," also "superiority, victory;" from Old French maistrie, from maistre "master" (see master (n.)). Meaning "intellectual command" (of a topic, etc.) is from 1660s.