absolutism
(noun) the doctrine of an absolute being
absolutism, totalitarianism, totalism
(noun) the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government
dictatorship, absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny
(noun) a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
absolutism, tyranny, despotism
(noun) dominance through threat of punishment and violence
Source: WordNet® 3.1
absolutism (countable and uncountable, plural absolutisms)
(theology) Doctrine of preordination; doctrine of absolute decrees; doctrine that God acts in an absolute manner. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
(political science) The principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; despotism. [First attested in the early 19th century.]
(philosophy) Belief in a metaphysical absolute; belief in Absolute. [First attested in the late 19th century.]
Positiveness; the state of being absolute.
(rare) The characteristic of being absolute in nature or scope; absoluteness.
• moral absolutism
Source: Wiktionary
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.)
Definition: Doctrine of absolute decrees. Ash.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
