'absolutism' definitions:
Definition of 'absolutism'
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noun
noun
A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) [syn: dictatorship, absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny]
noun
The principle of complete and unrestricted power in government [syn: absolutism, totalitarianism, totalism]
noun
The doctrine of an absolute being
Synonyms of 'absolutism'
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- absolute monarchy,
- absolute power,
- autarchy,
- authoritarianism,
- authority,
- autocracy,
- benevolent despotism,
- bond service,
- bondage,
- Caesarism,
- captivity,
- competence,
- competency,
- constituted authority,
- control,
- czarism,
- debt slavery,
- delegated authority,
- deprivation of freedom,
- despotism,
- dictatorship,
- disenfranchisement,
- disfranchisement,
- divine right,
- domination,
- enslavement,
- enthrallment,
- faculty,
- feudalism,
- feudality,
- helotism,
- helotry,
- indentureship,
- indirect authority,
- inherent authority,
- jus divinum,
- kaiserism,
- lawful authority,
- legal authority,
- legitimacy,
- monarchy,
- one-man rule,
- one-party rule,
- paternalism,
- peonage,
- power,
- prerogative,
- regality,
- restraint,
- right,
- rightful authority,
- royal prerogative,
- serfdom,
- serfhood,
- servility,
- servitude,
- slavery,
- Stalinism,
- subjection,
- subjugation,
- the say,
- the say-so,
- thrall,
- thralldom,
- totalitarianism,
- tyranny,
- vassalage,
- vested authority,
- vicarious authority,
- villenage
Words containing 'absolutism'
- absolute,
- absolutely,
- absoluteness,
- absolution,
- Absolute constant,
- Absolute curvature,
- Absolute equation,
- Absolute space,
- Absolute superlative,
- Absolute temperature,
- Absolute time,
- Absolute zero,
- Genitive absolute,
- ablative absolute,
- absolute alcohol,
- absolute blocking,
- absolute ceiling,
- absolute frequency,
- absolute joule,
- absolute magnitude,
- absolute majority,
- absolute pitch,
- absolute scale,
- absolute threshold,
- absolute value,
- absolute viscosity,
- bar absolute,
- Absolute refractive index