absolutism

absolutism
Synonyms and related words:
Caesarism, Stalinism, absolute monarchy, absolute power, autarchy, authoritarianism, authority, autocracy, benevolent despotism, bond service, bondage, 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, subjection, subjugation, the say, the say-so, thrall, thralldom, totalitarianism, tyranny, vassalage, vested authority, vicarious authority, villenage

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  • absolutism — absolutísm s. n. regim politic în care un monarh concentrează în mâinile sale întreaga putere. (< fr. absolutisme) Trimis de tavi, 08.01.2003. Sursa: MDN  ABSOLUTÍSM s.n. Regim politic propriu monarhiei absolute; putere absolută a unui monarh …   Dicționar Român

  • absolutism — absolutism, absolutist state The term itself may be defined as a state form typical of societies in the process of transition from feudalism to capitalism , wherein power is concentrated in the person of a monarch, who has at his or her disposal… …   Dictionary of sociology

  • Absolutism — Ab so*lu tism, n. 1. The state of being absolute; the system or doctrine of the absolute; the principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; despotism. [1913 Webster] The element of absolutism and prelacy was controlling. Palfrey.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • absolutism — (n.) 1753 in theology; 1830 in politics, in which sense it was first used by British reformer and parliamentarian Maj. Gen. Thomas Perronet Thompson (1783 1869). See ABSOLUTE (Cf. absolute) and ISM (Cf. ism) …   Etymology dictionary

  • absolutism — ► NOUN 1) the principle that those in government should have unlimited power. 2) belief in absolute principles in philosophy. DERIVATIVES absolutist noun & adjective …   English terms dictionary

  • absolutism — [ab′sə lo͞o tiz΄əm] n. 1. the doctrine or system of government under which the ruler has unlimited powers; despotism 2. the quality of being absolute 3. Philos. any doctrine involving the existence of some metaphysical or axiological principle… …   English World dictionary

  • absolutism — absolutist, n., adj. absolutistic, adj. absolutistically, adv. /ab seuh looh tiz euhm/, n. 1. the principle or the exercise of complete and unrestricted power in government. 2. any theory holding that values, principles, etc., are absolute and… …   Universalium

  • Absolutism — The term Absolutism may refer to: * Absolute idealism, an ontologically monistic philosophy attributed to G.W.F. Hegel. It is Hegel s account of how being is ultimately comprehensible as an all inclusive whole. *Absolute monarchy, a form of… …   Wikipedia

  • absolutism — [[t]æ̱bsəlu͟ːtɪzəm[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Absolutism is a political system in which one ruler or leader has complete power and authority over a country. ...the triumphal reassertion of royal absolutism. 2) N UNCOUNT (disapproval) You can refer to… …   English dictionary

  • Absolutism — the position that in a particular domain of thought, all statements in that domain are either absolutely true or absolutely false: none is true for some cultures or eras while false for other cultures or eras. These statements are called absolute …   Mini philosophy glossary

  • absolutism — noun /ˈæbsəluːtɪzəm/ a) The state of being absolute; the system or doctrine of the absolute; the principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; despotism. , The element of absolutism and prelacy was controlling. Palfrey b) Doctrine… …   Wiktionary

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