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libido dominandi

noun

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin libīdō dominandī (“lust for domination”). The term is taken from the first book of Saint Augustine's work De civitate Dei (published in 426).

  1. derived from libīdō dominandī — “lust for domination”

Definitions

  1. The will to power

    The will to power; the desire to dominate; the lust for government.

    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:libido dominandi.

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