n.
Pronunciation: ' hä- ˌ bi-z ə m
Function: noun
Date: 1691
: the philosophical system of Thomas Hobbes especially : the Hobbesian theory that people have a fundamental right to self-preservation and to pursue selfish aims but will relinquish these rights to an absolute monarch in the interest of common safety and happiness
– Hob · bist \ ' hä-bist \ noun or adjective