In Christian angelology, dominions or dominations (lat. dominatio, plural dominationes, also translated from the Greek term kyriotētes, pl. of kyriotēs, as "Lordships")[1] are a class of angels. They are mentioned in the Bible, as stated in Colossians 1:16:
"For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him."
Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite ranks dominions as 4th in his angelic hierarchy.[2]
Dominions are seen in the Seventh Heaven by Enoch according to the Second Book of Enoch.[3]
References
edit- ^ Guiley, Rosemary (1996). Encyclopedia of Angels. New York, New York: Facts on File, Incorporated.
- ^ Davidson, Gustav. (1967). A Dictionary of Angels, Including the Fallen Angels. p. 97.
- ^ Rutherford H. Platt, Jr. (1926). The Lost Books of the Bible and the Forgotten Books of Eden. Entry: The Book of the Secrets of Enoch, chapter XX.
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