Meaning

1 senses

  1. Of or pertaining to absolutism; arbitrary; despotic; uncompromising.

    absolutistisch

More definitions
  • pertaining to the principle of totalitarianism

Examples

2 sentences

  1. Elon Musk bans people from Twitter for criticizing him even slightly; he is not a "free speech absolutist."

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  2. By no stretch of the imagination is Elon Musk a "free speech absolutist," and his behavior since taking over Twitter proves this.

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Translations

4 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
of or pertaining to absolutism:

Origin

From absolute + -ist after French absolutiste.

From absolute + -ist after French absolutiste.

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Forms

more absolutist, most absolutist
Comparativemore absolutist Lesson
Superlativemost absolutist Lesson

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • pertaining to the principle of totalitarianism:absolutistic

Word family

2 related words
Relatedabsolutism
Derivedabsolutistically

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
absoluteC1absolutelyB1absolveabsorbB1absorbencyabsorbent

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