Dominion (disambiguation)

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A dominion was a self-governing colony or autonomous state within the British Empire, a concept eventually replaced by Commonwealth Realm. Particularly:

• The Dominion of Newfoundland, the former name of Newfoundland and Labrador prior to it becoming a Canadian province in 1949.
• The Dominion of New Zealand, a disused name for the Realm of New Zealand. Other former dominions include Australia, Canada, Ireland, and South Africa. In a similar sense, it can also refer to the Dominions of Sweden, the Swedish empire.

Dominion may also refer to:

Books

• Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy, a book about animal rights by Matthew Scully
• Dominion, a novel by Randy Alcorn

In computing

• Dominion KX, SX and KSX, KVM switches by Raritan Computer

In entertainment:

• Dominion, an Archangel class assault ship in the anime Gundam SEED
• Dominion (Doctor Who), a BBC 8th Doctor novel written by Nick Walters
• Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist, a 2005 film
• "Dominion" (Stargate SG-1), an episodes of the TV series Stargate SG-1
• Dominion (Star Trek), an interstellar empire in the Star Trek fictional universe
• Dominion: Tank Police, an anime and manga series
• Dominators, collectively known as the Dominion in DC Comics
• Dominion a novel by Steven Savile, second in the Von Carstein Trilogy

In institutions and enterprises:

• The Dominion, a transcontinental passenger train operated by Canadian Pacific Railway
• The Dominion (newspaper), a newspaper based in Montreal, Canada
• The Dominion (Wellington), a former newspaper from Wellington, New Zealand, now The Dominion Post
• The Dominion Bank, which later became the Toronto-Dominion Bank
• Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company, a large insurance company in Canada
• Dominion Enterprises, creator and distributor of free periodicals throughout most of the USA
• Dominion Institute, a private foundation promoting knowledge of Canadian heritage
• Dominion Motor Spirit, a British brand of petrol in the 1920s later acquired by Shell-Mex and BP
• Dominion Network, a Canadian radio network operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (1944-1962)
• Dominion Resources, now solely "Dominion", a major utility in Virginia, USA
• Dominion Stores, a Canadian supermarket chain
• Dominion Theatre, a theatre in London, England

In games:

• Dominion: Storm Over Gift 3, a 1998 real-time strategy computer game
• Dominions: Priests, Prophets and Pretenders (2002), a computer strategy game series made by Illwinter
  • Dominions II: The Ascension Wars (2004)
  • Dominions 3: The Awakening (2006)
• Terran Dominion, a faction of the Terran race from the real-time strategy game Starcraft

In music:

• Dominion, a mini album by Jakob
• Dominion, a British death/doom metal band
• Dominion, a Goth rock band
• Dominion, a Swedish technical death metal band
• Dominion/Mother Russia, a song by The Sisters Of Mercy

Place names

• Dominion, Nova Scotia, Canada

In religion

• Dominion (angel), a type of angel

[edit] See also

• Commonwealth Realm
• Dominion Day in Canada
• Dominion Theology, a theological system advocating the restructuring of society in accordance with Biblical law
• Dominionism, a term used to describe conservative Christian political activity
• Old Dominion, a nickname for the U.S. state of Virginia