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absolutist
n. advocate of absolutism, supporter of totalitarianism, one who supports the political principle of absolute power in government


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Absolutism
Absolutism can mean:Absolute truth, the contention that in a particular domain of thought, all statements in that domain are either absolutely true or absolutely falseAbsolutism (European history), is a historiographical term used to describe a form of monarchical power that is unrestrained by any other institutions, such as churches, legislatures, or social elitesEnlightened absolutism, a term used to describe the actions of absolute rulers who were influenced by the Enlightenment (eighteenth and early nineteenth century Europe)Moral absolutism, the position that there are absolute standards against which moral questions can be judged, and that certain actions are good or evil, regardless of the context of the actAutocracy (also known as 'political absolutism'), a political theory which argues that one person should hold all powerAbsolute monarchy, a form of government where the monarch has the power to rule their land freely, with no laws or legally-organized direct opposition in forcea theory of space (see Philosophy of space and time#Absolutism vs. relationalism) holding that space exists absolutely, in contrast to relationalism, which holds that space exists only as relations between objects
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absolutist
Noun
1. one who advocates absolutism
(hypernym) disciple, adherent
Adjective
1. pertaining to the principle of totalitarianism
(synonym) absolutistic
(pertainym) absolutism, totalitarianism, totalism


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Absolutist (der)
n. absolutist, advocate of absolutism, one who supports the political principle of absolute power in government

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absolutist (de)
n. (Politics) absolutist, advocate of absolutism

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