Definition of "Dom"

Dom¹

/dɑm/

proper noun
1. A unisex given name, a form of Dominic or Dominique.

Dom²

/dɑm/

noun
plural Doms
1. A title given to royalty and high-ranking ecclesiastics in Portugal and Brazil.
2. A title given to Roman Catholic monastic dignitaries.

Dom³

/dɑm/

noun
plural Doms
1. A caste (or member of this caste) in Indian society, originally comprising drummers or travelling musicians and now generally referring to a Dalit subcaste responsible for the cremation and disposal of dead bodies.
  Quotations
  Chand Ghat, where Dolly lives, is primarily a Dom neighbourhood, home to a small community of corpse-burners.
  2023, Radhika Iyengar, Fire on the Ganges, Fourth Estate, page 2

Dom⁴

/dɑm/

proper noun
1. An Indo-Aryan ethnic group, living mainly in the Middle East and North Africa.