libido dominandi
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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).
Noun[edit]
libido dominandi (uncountable)
- (chiefly in Voegelinian philosophy) The will to power; the desire to dominate; the lust for government.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:libido dominandi.
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- “libido dominandi” listed in Bill McClain’s Short Eric Voegelin Glossary