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Definition of Absolutist
1. Noun. One who advocates absolutism.
2. Adjective. Pertaining to the principle of totalitarianism.
Partainyms: Absolutism, Absolutism
Derivative terms: Absolutism, Absolutism
Definition of Absolutist
1. n. One who is in favor of an absolute or autocratic government.
2. a. Of or pertaining to absolutism; arbitrary; despotic; as, absolutist principles.
Definition of Absolutist
1. Noun. One who is in favor of an absolute or autocratic government. ¹
2. Noun. (context: metaphysics) One who believes that it is possible to realize a cognition or concept of ''the absolute''. - Sir. W. Hamilton ¹
3. Adjective. Of or pertaining to absolutism; arbitrary; despotic. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Absolutist
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Medical Definition of Absolutist
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1. One who is in favor of an absolute or autocratic government.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Absolutist
Literary usage of Absolutist
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Idola Theatri: A Criticism of Oxford Thought and Thinkers from the by Henry Cecil Sturt, ( (1906)
"There are certain spheres in which the absolutist resolution of ... To the
consistent absolutist religion is simply an emotional affirmation of the ..."
2. The Present Conflict of Ideals: A Study of the Philosophical Background of by Ralph Barton Perry (1918)
"In the present chapter I propose to show that this conception of the state as a
finality follows very consistently from that absolutist philosophy which we ..."
3. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Ernest Alfred Benians, George Walter Prothero, Sir Adolphus William Ward (1907)
"The political system established by the King was purely absolutist. The system
of Ministers instituted by the Cortes was replaced by the previously existing ..."
4. A Political History of Europe, Since 1814, by Charles Seignobos (1901)
"THE AUSTRIAN EMPIRE UNDER THE absolutist SYSTEM. The Austrian Empire in 1814.—Austria
was little affected by the French Revolution. ..."
5. History of the Counter-revolution in England: For the Re-establishment of by Armand Carrel, Charles James Fox (1846)
"... the jesuits—Useless efforts to form an absolutist parliament—Second ordinance
proclaiming absolute power—The bishops refuse to read the ordinance—Trial ..."
6. Church and State: Their Relations Historically Developed by Friedrich Heinrich Geffcken (1877)
"... of Ems—Assertion of State Sovereignty in Bavaria—In Austria under Maria
Theresa—absolutist Policy of Joseph II. —His Church Reforms—His Toleration Edict ..."
7. A Popular History of Germany: From the Earliest Period to the Present Day by Wilhelm Zimmermann (1878)
"LEAGUE OF THE PROTESTANT PRINCES AND PEOPLE AGAINST THE absolutist TENDENCIES OF
CHARLES V. AND HIS ALLIES THE PRIESTS. UR IN G the last years of Maximilian ..."
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