ABSOLUTISM

absolutism

Noun

  1. Doctrine of preordination; doctrine of absolute decrees; doctrine that God acts in an absolute manner.
  2. The principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; despotism. <ref name=SOED/>
    • The element of absolutism and prelacy was controlling. - Palfrey
  3. Belief in a metaphysical absolute; belief in Absolute. <ref name=SOED/>
  4. Positiveness; the state of being absolute.


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