Synonyms for ascendancy
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : uh-sen-duhn-see |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈsɛn dən si |
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Définition of ascendancy
Origin :- 1712; see ascendant + -cy.
- noun domination
- The arts, as well as the arms of the enemy, were gaining the ascendancy there.
- Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey
- This Imogen is the moment of our ascendancy, this little period is all our own.
- Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
- The High Church party obtained the ascendancy and abused their power.
- Extract from : « Bunyan » by James Anthony Froude
- It was rumored that there lay the ultimate proof of Anglo-Saxon ascendancy.
- Extract from : « Rosinante to the Road Again » by John Dos Passos
- There is another aspect to Japan's ascendancy and her recognition by the West.
- Extract from : « Is civilization a disease? » by Stanton Coit
- From the day that old Malone entered the gaol, his ascendancy was at once acknowledged.
- Extract from : « Luttrell Of Arran » by Charles James Lever
- Waterbury's better nature had been in the ascendancy for over a week.
- Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson
- It is plain that they had also to undergo the ascendancy of her religion.
- Extract from : « The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism » by Franz Cumont
- How had she gained the ascendancy over every one in that house?
- Extract from : « Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter » by Lawrence L. Lynch
- This gave promise of an ascendancy which might survive personal charms.
- Extract from : « The Pacha of Many Tales » by Frederick Marryat
Antonyms for ascendancy
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