libido dominandi
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
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).
NounEdit
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.
SynonymsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “libido dominandi” listed in Bill McClain’s Short Eric Voegelin Glossary