Dominion (angel)

A mosaic meant to portray dominions at the Florence Baptistery.

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]

  1. ^ Guiley, Rosemary (1996). Encyclopedia of Angels. New York, New York: Facts on File, Incorporated.
  2. ^ Davidson, Gustav. (1967). A Dictionary of Angels, Including the Fallen Angels. p. 97.
  3. ^ 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.