absolutism
English
Etymology
First attested in 1753 (in the theological sense); attested in 1830 in the political sense. From absolute + -ism after French absolutisme.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
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.][1]
- (political science) The principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; despotism. [First attested in the early 19th century.][1]
- 1859, John Gorham Palfrey, chapter IV, in History of New England, volume I, page 217:
- The element of absolutism and prelacy was more controlling in the counsels of the rival corporation.
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- (philosophy) Belief in a metaphysical absolute; belief in Absolute. [First attested in the late 19th century.][1]
- Positiveness; the state of being absolute.
- (rare) The characteristic of being absolute in nature or scope; absoluteness.
- 2003, Ruth R. Wisse, The Modern Jewish Canon: A Journey Through Language, →ISBN:
- It was the absolutism of his ambition to be a perfect writer (and perhaps also the perfect son) that imperiled him.
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Translations
theology: doctrine of preordination; doctrine of absolute decrees
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political science: absolute or arbritary government; despotism
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belief in a metaphysical absolute
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the state of being absolute; the system or doctrine of the absolute or unconditional
positiveness
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References
- “absolutism” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860457-0, page 9.
Further reading
- absolutism at OneLook Dictionary Search
- absolutism in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Swedish
Noun
absolutism c (uncountable)
- absolute monarchy (as a form of government), dictatorship
- the principle of abstaining from alcohol
Declension
| Declension of absolutism | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | absolutism | absolutismen | — | — |
| Genitive | absolutisms | absolutismens | — | — |
See also
- nykterhet
- nykterism
- absolutist
References
- absolutism in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (8th ed., 1923)
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