dominative

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They became angry and dominative; and the more they thus exhibited themselves, the more scorn and contumely they encountered.

From An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America by MacLean, J. P. (John Patterson)

Studies of teachers' classroom personalities, 2: effects of teacher's dominative and integrative contacts on children's classroom behavior.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1973 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

Here again a dispensation differs from an annulment, for the latter requires, not the power of jurisdiction, but only dominative or domestic power.

From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Callan, Charles Jerome

But against this latter view is to be set the consideration, that God is manifestly averse to using His dominative power to overturn natural ordinances.

From Moral Philosophy by Rickaby, Joseph , S. J.

By the same dominative power He can infringe and partially make void any marriage contract without entirely undoing it.

From Moral Philosophy by Rickaby, Joseph , S. J.