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noun
1.
the principle or the exercise of complete and unrestricted power in government.
2.
any theory holding that values, principles, etc., are absolute and not relative, dependent, or changeable.
Origin:
1745–55
1745–55
Related forms
ab·so·lut·ist, noun, adjective
ab·so·lu·tis·tic, adjective
ab·so·lu·tis·ti·cal·ly, adverb
non·ab·so·lut·ist, noun
non·ab·so·lu·tis·tic, adjective
EXPANDnon·ab·so·lu·tis·ti·cal·ly, adverb
pro·ab·so·lut·ism, noun
pro·ab·so·lut·ist, adjective, noun
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. totalitarianism.
1. totalitarianism.
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Absolutism
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Example Sentences
- Absolutism starts with an absolute answer based on belief.
- Thanks for reinforcing the sort of absolutism that's contributing to our conflicts world-wide.
- Yet he cloaks his absolutism in the mild garb of the arbiter.
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World English Dictionary
| absolutism (ˈæbsəluːˌtɪzəm) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the principle or practice of a political system in which unrestricted power is vested in a monarch, dictator, etc; despotism |
| 2. | philosophy |
| a. Compare relativism any theory which holds that truth or moral or aesthetic value is absolute and universal and not relative to individual or social differences | |
| b. monism See also pluralism the doctrine that reality is unitary and unchanging and that change and diversity are mere illusion | |
| 3. | Christianity an uncompromising form of the doctrine of predestination |
| 'absolutist | |
| —n, —adj | |
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