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Definition of Caesarism
1. Noun. A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.).
Generic synonyms: Autarchy, Autocracy
Specialized synonyms: Police State
Derivative terms: Absolutist, Absolutistic, Dictator, Stalinist
Definition of Caesarism
1. Noun. autocracy ¹
2. Noun. democratic dictatorship ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Caesarism
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Caesarism
Literary usage of Caesarism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Historical Philosophy in France and French Belgium and Switzerland by Robert Flint (1893)
"... in his ' Tacite et son siecle,' 1851, to find in the history of Rome the
justification of Caesarism in France. He contrasted the Republic and the Empire ..."
2. The Church at the Turning Points of History by Godefroid Kurth (1918)
"The Church and Neo*Caesarism (*) The Church emerged victorious from the conflict
of the ... Caesarism is derived from the word Caesar, the Roman general and ..."
3. From Freedom to Despotism: A Rational Prediction and Forewarning by Charles Mahlon Hollingsworth (1910)
"I simply use the word Caesarism as conveying a better idea than any other term
would of the nature of the transformation that is already definitely begun ..."
4. Politics by Heinrich von Treitschke (1916)
"XVIII TYRANNY AND Caesarism DEMOCRATIC Tyranny, the last of the chief categories
into which monarchy falls, really stands half-way between the monarchical ..."
5. Ancient History to the Death of Charlemagne by Willis Mason West (1902)
"—Of course, to call Caesar right in his day, is not to call " Caesarism " right
in all times and places. The study of history should teach that all such ..."
6. History of the Philosophy of History by Robert Flint (1893)
"All the works just referred to were intended to discredit the dominant Caesarism.
The ' The"orie du Progres,' 1867, of M. de Ferron has the same aim, ..."
7. The World's Orators: Comprising the Great Orations of the World's History by Guy Carleton Lee (1900)
"And in their turn, when the Latin peoples slept and slowly corrupted in Caesarism,
the Teutonic peoples came to reestablish their own principle, ..."
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