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Absolutism : (noun)
1: dominance through threat of punishment and violence [syn: tyranny,
despotism]
2: a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute
dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or
opposition etc.) [syn: dictatorship, authoritarianism,
Caesarism, despotism, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate,
Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny]
3: the principle of complete and unrestricted power in
government [syn: totalitarianism, totalism]
4: the doctrine of an absolute being
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Absolutism : \Ab"so*lu`tism\, n.
1. The state of being absolute; the system or doctrine of the
absolute; the principles or practice of absolute or
arbitrary government; despotism.
The element of absolutism and prelacy was
controlling. --Palfrey.
2. (Theol.) Doctrine of absolute decrees. --Ash.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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