n.
Pronunciation: ' ab-s ə - ˌ lü- ˌ ti-z ə m
Function: 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 \ - ˌ lü-tist \ noun or adjective
– ab · so · lu · tis · tic \ ˌ ab-s ə -( ˌ )lü- ' tis-tik \ adjective