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absoluteness
UK /ˈab.sə.luːt.nəs/ US /ˈæb.səˌlut.nəs/
noun 5
Collocations
1ABSOLUTENESS + NOUN
convictions, sovereignty
Definitions
noun
1
The fact of being finished or perfected; completeness.
2
The characteristic of being absolute in nature or scope.
the absoluteness of his sovereignty, the absoluteness of his convictions
3
Absolute authority, unlimited power; absolutism, despotism.
I know no man that could produce more parts, both naturall and artificiall, fit to preserve his masterie, and to maintaine his absolutenesse, than he doth; yet is hee cleane falne from them like a childe.
4
The fact of being without qualifications or conditions; certainty, unconditionality.
5
Independent autonomy.
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Synonyms
noun — the quality of being complete or utter or extreme
- starkness
- utterness
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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the absoluteness of his sovereignty, the absoluteness of his convictions
Wiktionary02
I know no man that could produce more parts, both naturall and artificiall, fit to preserve his masterie, and to maintaine his absolutenesse, than he doth; yet is hee cleane falne from them like a chi
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