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–noun
the doctrines of, or those attributed to, Hobbes, esp. 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:
1675–85;
Hobb(es)
+
-ism
Related forms:
Hobbist,
noun
Hob⋅bis⋅ti⋅cal,
adjective
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