Hobbesian

[hob-zee-uhn]

Hobbes·i·an

[hob-zee-uhn]
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

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