ABSOLUTISM


Meaning of ABSOLUTISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈab-sə-ˌlü-ˌti-zəm ]

noun

Date: 1830

1.

a. : a political theory that absolute power should be vested in one or more rulers

b. : government by an absolute ruler or authority : despotism

2. : advocacy of a rule by absolute standards or principles

3. : an absolute standard or principle

• ab·so·lut·ist -ˌlü-tist noun or adjective

• ab·so·lu·tis·tic ˌab-sə-(ˌ)lü-ˈtis-tik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.