Associations to the word «Absolutism»

Wiktionary

ABSOLUTISM, noun. (theology) Doctrine of preordination; doctrine of absolute decrees; doctrine that God acts in an absolute manner. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
ABSOLUTISM, noun. (political science) The principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; despotism. [First attested in the early 19th century.]
ABSOLUTISM, noun. (philosophy) Belief in a metaphysical absolute; belief in Absolute. [First attested in the late 19th century.]
ABSOLUTISM, noun. Positiveness; the state of being absolute.
ABSOLUTISM, noun. (rare) The characteristic of being absolute in nature or scope; absoluteness.

Dictionary definition

ABSOLUTISM, noun. Dominance through threat of punishment and violence.
ABSOLUTISM, noun. A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.).
ABSOLUTISM, noun. The principle of complete and unrestricted power in government.
ABSOLUTISM, noun. The doctrine of an absolute being.

Wise words

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