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English

Etymology

First attested in 1753 (in the theological sense); attested in 1830 in the political sense. From absolute +? -ism after French absolutisme.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?æb.s?.lu?.t?z.m?/, /?æb.s?.lju?.t?z.m?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?æb.s??lu?t?z.m?/, /?æb.s??lju?t?z.m?/

Noun

absolutism (countable and uncountable, plural absolutisms)

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

Hyponyms

• moral absolutism

Translations

References

Further reading

• absolutism at OneLook Dictionary Search
• absolutism in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French absolutisme.

Noun

absolutism n (uncountable)

1. absolutism

Swedish

Etymology

absolut +? -ism

Noun

absolutism c (uncountable)

1. absolute monarchy (as a form of government), dictatorship
2. the principle of abstaining from alcohol

Declension

See also

• nykterhet
• nykterism
• absolutist

References

• absolutism in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (8th ed., 1923)

English

Etymology

absolute +? -ise

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?æb.s?.lu.ta?z/, /?æb.s?.lju.ta?z/

Verb

absolutise (third-person singular simple present absolutises, present participle absolutising, simple past and past participle absolutised)

1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of absolutize.[First attested in the mid 20th century.]

Derived terms

• absolutisation

References

Anagrams

• basisolute, subisolate