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Hobbesian
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uh
n
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Hobbes·i·an
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zi
ən
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hob
-zee-
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n
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noun
1.
a person who believes in or advocates the principles of Thomas
Hobbes
.
adjective
2.
of, pertaining to, or recalling the principles of Thomas
Hobbes
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Origin:
1770–80;
Hobbes
+
-ian
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Hobbes
(hɒbz)
—
n
Thomas.
1588--1679, English political philosopher. His greatest work is the
Leviathan
(1651), which contains his defence of absolute sovereignty
'Hobbesian
—
n
, —
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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