planetdom

English

Etymology

From planet +‎ -dom.

Noun

planetdom (uncountable)

1. (uncommon) Those things that are planets; the state of being a planet.
   • 1873, Enoch Fitch Burr, Pater Mundi: Or, Doctrine of Evolution., Holmes Noyes, pages 233-234

     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.

   • 2006 August 25, Ira Flatow, “Pluto”, in Science Friday, National Public Radio:

     [...] yesterday, its members voted to drop Pluto from the ranks of planetdom.

   • 2006 August 26, Wendel Fendel, “Re: Pluto's a dwarf”, in talk.origins (Usenet):

     What did the Chisters say when Ceres was demoted from planetdom back in the 19th century?

   • 2006 August 29, Manny Feld, “Re: solar system”, in talk.origins (Usenet):

     Back in the 19-th century the asteroid Ceres was demoted from planetdom.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:planetdom.