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absolutistically

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ab⋅so⋅lut⋅ism

[ab-suh-loo-tiz-uhm]
–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


ab⋅so⋅lut⋅ist, noun, adjective
ab⋅so⋅lu⋅tis⋅tic, adjective
ab⋅so⋅lu⋅tis⋅ti⋅cal⋅ly, adverb


1. totalitarianism.
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