Thesaurus: absolutism

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1. n. The state of being absolute; the system or doctrine of the absolute; the principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; despotism.
2. n. Doctrine of absolute decrees.
3. n. dominance through threat of punishment and violence
4. n. a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
5. n. an ideological belief in the complete and unrestricted power of government.
6. n. the doctrine of an absolute being, often related to idealism in philosophy.
7. 1. The state of being absolute; the system or doctrine of the absolute; the principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; despotism. The element of absolutism and prelacy was controlling. Palfrey. 2. (Theol.) Doctrine of absolute decrees. Ash.
8. Doctrine of absolute decrees. Ash.
9. n:100 n. dominance through threat of punishment and violence n. the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government n. the doctrine of an absolute being