Absolutism Definition & Meaning
absolutism
- noun
- dominance through threat of punishment and violence
- a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
- the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government
- the doctrine of an absolute being
"Absolutism" in song lyrics
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"cultural absolutism"
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