Associations to the word «Absolutist»
Wiktionary
ABSOLUTIST, noun. One who is in favor of an absolute or autocratic government. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
ABSOLUTIST, noun. (metaphysics) One who believes that it is possible to realize a cognition or concept of the Absolute. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
ABSOLUTIST, noun. An uncompromising person; one who maintains certain principles to be absolute. [First attested in the early 20th century.]
ABSOLUTIST, adjective. Of or pertaining to absolutism; arbitrary; despotic; uncompromising. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
Dictionary definition
ABSOLUTIST, noun. One who advocates absolutism.
ABSOLUTIST, adjective. Pertaining to the principle of totalitarianism.
Wise words
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.