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absolutism
UK /ˈæb.sə.luː.tɪz.m̩/ US /ˈæb.səˌluˌtɪz.m̩/
noun 5
Collocations
3ADJ.
consolidated
VERB + ABSOLUTISM
cannot, mistake
ABSOLUTISM + NOUN
ambition, prelacy, principle
Definitions
noun
1
Doctrine of preordination; doctrine of absolute decrees; doctrine that God acts in an absolute manner.
2
The principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; Synonym of despotism.
The element of absolutism and prelacy was more controlling in the counsels of the rival corporation.
As absolutism became more consolidated in Europe, and particularly in France, such nonabsolutist states tended to define themselves in opposition to their absolutist rivals: hence, those features of their government which differed from absolutism tended to be given special prominence.
3
Belief in a metaphysical absolute; belief in Absolute.
4
Positiveness; the state of being absolute.
5
The characteristic of being absolute in nature or scope; absoluteness.
It was the absolutism of his ambition to be a perfect writer (and perhaps also the perfect son) that imperiled him.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — the principle of complete and unrestricted power in governme
- totalitarianism
- totalism
noun — a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dicta
- dictatorship
- authoritarianism
- caesarism
- despotism
- monocracy
- shogunate
- stalinism
noun — dominance through threat of punishment and violence
- tyranny
- despotism
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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The element of absolutism and prelacy was more controlling in the counsels of the rival corporation.
Wiktionary02
As absolutism became more consolidated in Europe, and particularly in France, such nonabsolutist states tended to define themselves in opposition to their absolutist rivals: hence, those features of t
Wiktionary03
It was the absolutism of his ambition to be a perfect writer (and perhaps also the perfect son) that imperiled him.
Wiktionary04
We cannot mistake absolutism for principle, or substitute spectacle for politics, or treat name-calling as reasoned debate.
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