D.O.M.

to God, the Best, the Greatest.

[ < L Deo Optimo Maximo]

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dom «dohm», noun.

= doum palm. (Cf. ↑doum palm)

Dom «dom; Portuguese dohn», noun.

1. a title given to Benedictine and Carthusian monks, and formerly to other Catholic dignitaries.

2. a title used in Portugal and Brazil before the Christian name by royalty, cardinals, bishops, and gentlemen on whom the sovereign conferred it.

╂[< Portuguese dom < Latin dominus master, ruler. See etym. of doublets Dan ³, (Cf. ↑Dan)don ¹. (Cf. ↑don)]

-dom,

suffix forming nouns.

1. added to nouns the position, rank, or realm of a _____: »

Earldom = the rank of an earl. Kingdom = the realm of a king.

2. added to adjectives the condition or fact of being _____: »

Freedom = the condition of being free.

3. added to nouns all those who are _____: »

Heathendom = all those who are heathen.

╂[Old English -dōm state, rank, related to dōm; see etym. under doom (Cf. ↑doom)]

dom.,

1. domestic.

2. dominion.

DOM (no periods),

dimethoxy-methylamphetamine (the chemical name of the hallucinogenic STP).

D.O.M.,

to God, the Best, the Greatest (Latin, Deo Optimo Maximo).