“To see the absoluteness of any one entity is thus to de-absolutize that entity and also to absolutize every other entity.”
“To be careless of his underlings is testament to the absoluteness of his authority over them.”
“There is no absoluteness in the truth insofar as anybody on the earth is concerned.”
absolutism
(theology) Doctrine of preordination; doctrine of absolute decrees; doctrine that God acts in an absolute manner. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
(political science) The principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; despotism. [First attested in the early 19th century.]
“During his reign, the king implemented absolutism, establishing himself as the sole authority with complete power over every aspect of the government.”
“As we have seen, Richardson follows the Whig propagandistic practice of conflating tyranny and absolutism.”
“There is still a recognizable contrast with the European experience on the continent, with absolutism and enlightened despotism.”
absolutist
One who is in favor of an absolute or autocratic government. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
(metaphysics) One who believes that it is possible to realize a cognition or concept of the Absolute. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
An uncompromising person; one who maintains certain principles to be absolute. [First attested in the early 20th century.]
