absolutism
Doctrine of preordinationDoctrine of preordination; doctrine of absolute decrees; doctrine that God acts in an absolute manner.
» We cannot mistake absolutism for principle, or substitute spectacle for politics, or treat name-calling as reasoned debate.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)Doctrine of preordination; doctrine of absolute decrees; doctrine that God acts in an absolute manner.
the doctrine of an absolute being, often related to idealism in philosophy.
(countable, uncountable)The principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; Synonym of despotism.
Absolutismus
абсолюти́змabsoljutízm
(countable, uncountable)Belief in a metaphysical absolute; belief in Absolute.
(countable, uncountable)Positiveness; the state of being absolute.
(countable, rare, uncountable)The characteristic of being absolute in nature or scope; absoluteness.
Examples
1 sentencesWe cannot mistake absolutism for principle, or substitute spectacle for politics, or treat name-calling as reasoned debate.
Translations
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Origin
First attested in 1753 (in the theological sense); attested in 1830 in the political senseFirst attested in 1753 (in the theological sense); attested in 1830 in the political sense. From absolute + -ism, based after French absolutisme.
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Forms
plural: absolutisms| Singular | absolutism |
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Synonyms
11 synonyms- an ideological belief in the complete and unrestricted power of government.:totalitarianismtotalism
- dominance through threat of punishment and violence:tyrannydespotism
- a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.):dictatorshipauthoritarianismCaesarismdespotismmonocracyone-man ruleshogunateStalinism
Word family
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