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
15 November 2024
(adverb) involving the use of histology or histological techniques; “histologically identifiable structures”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
