CATEGORICAL


Meaning of CATEGORICAL in English

adj. unconditional, absolute; explicit, direct (a categorical refusal).

Phrases and idioms:

categorical imperative Ethics an unconditional moral obligation derived from pure reason; the bidding of conscience as ultimate moral law.

Derivatives:

categorically adv.

Etymology: F cat{eacute}gorique or LL categoricus f. Gk kategorikos: see CATEGORY

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.