absolutist meaning in General Dictionary
Of or related to absolutism arbitrary despotic as absolutist concepts
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- one that is in favor of a complete or autocratic government
- related to the concept of totalitarianism
- one who advocates absolutism
- a person who is within benefit of a complete or autocratic federal government.
- person who feels it is feasible to realize a cognition or idea of the absolute.
- Of or pertaining to absolutism; arbitrary; despotic; because, absolutist concepts.
absolutist meaning in Etymology Dictionary
1830, from absolute + -ist. From 1837 as an adjective.
absolutist - German to English
absolutist
absolutist meaning in General Dictionary
(n.) One who is within benefit of a complete or autocratic government.
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- (letter.) One who believes it is possible to understand a cognition or concept of the absolute.
- (a.) Of or related to absolutism; arbitrary; despotic; because, absolutist principles.
Sentence Examples with the word absolutist
Beneath an outward gloss of refinement these nobles were, as a class, coarse and selfish, and they made it their chief object to promote their own interests by fostering absolutist tendencies.