planetdom
nounEtymology From planet + -dom.
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Uncommon Those things that are planets; the state of being a planet.
- One day our System in its progress through space neared these lost Children of the Mist … such incorrigible vagrants, were enough to corrupt the habits of the staidest young family in Planetdom.1873, Enoch Fitch Burr, Pater Mundi: Or, Doctrine of Evolution., Holmes Noyes, pages 233-234
- [...] yesterday, its members voted to drop Pluto from the ranks of planetdom.2006 August 25, Ira Flatow, “Pluto”, in Science Friday, National Public Radio:
2 more examples
- What did the Chisters say when Ceres was demoted from planetdom back in the 19th century?2006 August 26, Wendel Fendel, “Re: Pluto's a dwarf”, in talk.origins (Usenet):
- Back in the 19-th century the asteroid Ceres was demoted from planetdom.2006 August 29, Manny Feld, “Re: solar system”, in talk.origins (Usenet):