Explore Domus through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Domus in a sentence
Domus meaning
- A farmstead with its people, plants and animals, considered as a unit.
- In the UK a college (or collectively its fellows) in Cambridge or Oxford.
Using Domus
- The main meaning on this page is: A farmstead with its people, plants and animals, considered as a unit. | In the UK a college (or collectively its fellows) in Cambridge or Oxford.
- In the example corpus, domus often appears in combinations such as: the domus, domus tiberiana, domus sanctae.
Context around Domus
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 8 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Domus
- In this selection, "domus" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, famous, old, alter, tiberiana, sanctae and business stand out and add context to how "domus" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include at the domus tiberiana and dilexi decorem domus tuae latin. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "domus" sits close to words such as aal, aalto and aardvark, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with domus
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Details from the second-century domus, or house. (8 words)
Since its inception, Domus has developed 11 properties. (8 words)
Sketch of Ancient graffiti portrait of Nero found at the Domus Tiberiana. (12 words)
In July, Domus Group also moved the exhibition to 2021 from its original schedule set in November this year to allow for smooth transition and implementation of changes, as well as give the global participants more time to prepare for the event. (42 words)
It is Bolesław's epitaph, which, in part, came from the original tombstone, that is one of the first sources (dated to the period immediately after Bolesław's death, probably during the reign of Mieszko II Przemysław Wiszniewski: Domus Bolezlai. (40 words)
Albert adorned the collegiate church (Stiftskirche) at Halle (Saale) and the cathedral at Mainz in sumptuous fashion, and took as his motto the words Domine, dilexi decorem domus tuae (Latin for: "Lord, I admired the adornment of your house."). (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
One of Pompeii's most famous domus, which contains works of art and tells the story of the social ascent of two former slaves, has reopened to visitors.
The nearly 2,000-year-old Domus Tiberiana was home to rulers in the ancient city’s Imperial period.
The glass windows were being replaced on the facade of the Alter Domus Business Centre on Triq l-Intornjatur when a pane fell on a worker who was on the pavement, was told at the scene.
In July, Domus Group also moved the exhibition to 2021 from its original schedule set in November this year to allow for smooth transition and implementation of changes, as well as give the global participants more time to prepare for the event.
I like how in this last issue, he makes it clear that the threat the Domus pose to the world is the same one that mankind has wrought on our own world.
Pope Francis meets with Brad Smith, president and chief legal officer of Microsoft, at Domus Sanctae Marthae at the Vatican Feb. 13, 2019.
Details from the second-century domus, or house.
Domus Pacis provides lodging, food and some activities all free of charge though the generosity of the Summit County community.
Pictured is the chapel inside the Domus Sanctae Marthae, where Pope Francis has celebrated 7 a.m. daily Mass for Vatican employees since his election.
Since its inception, Domus has developed 11 properties.
Albert adorned the collegiate church (Stiftskirche) at Halle (Saale) and the cathedral at Mainz in sumptuous fashion, and took as his motto the words Domine, dilexi decorem domus tuae (Latin for: "Lord, I admired the adornment of your house.").
Charles, titling himself maior domus and princeps et dux Francorum, did not appoint a new king and nobody acclaimed one.
Few archaeological relics survive in Malta today from the Roman period, the sole exception being the Roman Domus, just outside the walls of Mdina.
Had Charles Martel suffered at Tours-Poitiers the fate of King Roderick at the Rio Barbate, it is doubtful that a "do-nothing" sovereign of the Merovingian realm could have later succeeded where his talented major domus had failed.
It is Bolesław's epitaph, which, in part, came from the original tombstone, that is one of the first sources (dated to the period immediately after Bolesław's death, probably during the reign of Mieszko II Przemysław Wiszniewski: Domus Bolezlai.
It is far less common than the other six cases of Latin nouns and usually applies to cities and small towns and islands along with a few common nouns, such as the word domus, house.
Sketch of Ancient graffiti portrait of Nero found at the Domus Tiberiana.
The domus belonged, according to the sixth-century acta, to brothers named Caius and Gabinus, prominent Christians.
The domus was a privately owned single-family house, and might be furnished with a private bath (balneum), Fagan, "The Genesis of the Roman Public Bath," p. 417. but it was not a place to retreat from public life.
The presence of the Apostle Peter in this area, where he is supposed to have lived, appears to be confirmed in an epigraph in the Catacombs of Saint Sebastian that reads Domus Petri (English House of Peter).
Common combinations with domus
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: