English Language & Usage Asked by Patrick Perini on May 10, 2021
I’m looking for a word (or literary/biblical reference) that means “a high place close to power and/or god.”
As in “the stage was her ___, where she felt as if she could conquer the world.”
Right now I’ve settled on “dominion,” but that doesn’t quite capture the spatial connotation I’m after. “High ground” is better on that front but lacks the immense power connotation I need.
I swear I’ve got one on the tip of my tongue, but I just can’t quite reach it.
"Powerhouse" could render what you are looking for.
(Cambridge Dictionary)
country, organization, or person with a lot of influence, power, or energy:
♦ Germany is an economic powerhouse.
♦ The university is no longer the academic powerhouse that it once was.
♦ She's a powerhouse of original ideas and solutions.
(ref;) At home , in the kitchen that was her powerhouse , centre of strategic planning and theatre of operations , Yvonne Kelly was having a fit of stove rage.
Answered by LPH on May 10, 2021
I immediately thought of "genius loci" but I don't think that applies here so much? Locus (of control/power) might work in the same vein, but I am not so sure the more I think on it. I agree with the use of dominion and domain in any case, maybe a similar word like turf or zone could be used instead.
Answered by Fahad Chowdhury on May 10, 2021
Cathedral
The stage was her cathedral, where she felt as if she could conquer the world.
Used literally, a cathedral is where the Bishop's throne (or cathedra) is located. Used figuratively, it can be an important location of authority or power, with connotations of religious contemplation or being closer to the divine.
To Susan, an art gallery was her cathedral, her sacristy, her confessional, and her life’s work. (Source)
Answered by ColleenV on May 10, 2021
A place of power can be called a citadel.
Answered by Frank D on May 10, 2021
Bastion suggestive of power
Also stronghold
Or zenith
Bailiwick
Answered by jtlz2 on May 10, 2021
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