Hobbism
the doctrines of, or those attributed to, Hobbes, especially the doctrine of absolute submission to a royal sovereign in order to avoid the anarchic disorder resulting from the uncontrolled competition of individual interests.
Origin of Hobbism
1Other words from Hobbism
- Hobbist, noun
- Hob·bis·ti·cal, adjective
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How to use Hobbism in a sentence
It is easy to pick holes in this system, and to see into what difficulties a conscientious Hobbist might be led by a revolution.
The Social Contract & Discourses | Jean-Jacques RousseauNor was the old reprobate ashamed to add that he was afraid that his Lordship was no better than a Hobbist in religion.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington Macaulay
British Dictionary definitions for Hobbism
/ (ˈhɒbɪzəm) /
the mechanistic political philosophy of Thomas Hobbes, which stresses the necessity for a powerful sovereign to control human beings
Derived forms of Hobbism
- Hobbist, noun
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