English
Etymology
Derivative of absolute
Pronunciation
IPA: (�æbs�lu�tɪz�m)
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Noun
en-noun
- The state of being absolute; the system or doctrine of the absolute; the principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; despotism.
#:Quotations
#:*The element of absolutism and prelacy was controlling. - Palfrey
- theology Doctrine of absolute decrees. - Ash
Translations
Croatian: t-|hr|apsolutizam|m
French: absolutisme (1)
Russian: аб�ол��изм
Category:English nouns ending in -ism
Swedish
Noun
sv-noun-unc-irreg-c|2=absolutionismen
absolutism c (uncountable)
- the principle of abstaining from alcohol
See also
nykterhet
nykterism
absolutist
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