Meaning of ABSOLUTISM
| Pronunciation: | | 'absuloo`tizum
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- [n] the doctrine of an absolute being
- [n] the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government
- [n] a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
- [n] dominance through threat of punishment and violence
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| | Synonyms: | | authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, despotism, dictatorship, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalism, totalitarianism, totalitarianism, tyranny, tyranny |
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| | See Also: | | ascendance, ascendancy, ascendence, ascendency, autarchy, autocracy, control, doctrine, dominance, ideology, ism, philosophy, police state, political orientation, political theory, school of thought | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ab"so*lu`tism\, n.
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.
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| | Related Terms: | | absolute monarchy, absolute power, autarchy, authoritarianism, authority, autocracy, benevolent despotism, bond service, bondage, Caesarism, captivity, competence, competency, constituted authority, control, czarism, debt slavery, delegated authority, deprivation of freedom, despotism, dictatorship, disenfranchisement, disfranchisement, divine right, domination, enslavement, enthrallment, faculty, feudalism, feudality, helotism, helotry, indentureship, indirect authority, inherent authority, jus divinum, kaiserism, lawful authority, legal authority, legitimacy, monarchy, one-man rule, one-party rule, paternalism, peonage, power, prerogative, regality, restraint, right, rightful authority, royal prerogative, serfdom, serfhood, servility, servitude, slavery, Stalinism, subjection, subjugation, the say, the say-so, thrall, thralldom, totalitarianism, tyranny, vassalage, vested authority, vicarious authority, villenage |
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