HOW TO PRONOUNCE
dominus
/doʊˈminəs/
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What does dominus mean?
noun
- (historical) master; sir; a title of respect formerly applied to a knight or clergyman, and sometimes to the lord of a manor, castle or an academic master
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IPA pronunciation
/doʊˈminəs/
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“Quis hominum potest scire consilium Dei? Aut quis poterit cogitare quid velit Dominus?”
And there Gabriel greeted our Lady, saying, Ave gratia plena, Dominus tecum!
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The word, which is one with the honourable appellation dame, goes back to the Latin domina, "mistress, lady," the feminine of dominus, "lord, master."
Dominus dedit, Dominus abstulit, sit nomen Domini benedictum.
For that which in speaking of goods and possessions, is called an Owner, and in latine Dominus, in Greeke Kurios; speaking of Actions, is called Author.