Synonyms for absolutism
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ab-suh-loo-tiz-uhm |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈæb sə luˌtɪz əm |
Définition of absolutism
Origin :- 1753 in theology; 1830 in politics, in which sense it was first used by British reformer and parliamentarian Maj. Gen. Thomas Perronet Thompson (1783-1869). See absolute and -ism.
- noun absolute control by government
- noun political doctrine
- If Romanism is to be the religion of the State, let it be allied with Absolutism.
- Extract from : « Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. » by Charles James Lever
- There is a vast difference between this and the absolutism of the mystic.
- Extract from : « Critical Miscellanies, Vol. I » by John Morley
- On the other hand, they marked the approach of France to absolutism.
- Extract from : « The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte » by William Milligan Sloane
- They prepared to undo the work of absolutism by the hand of absolutism.
- Extract from : « Lectures on the French Revolution » by John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton
- Absolutism may thrive without a God, for it needs only slaves.
- Extract from : « Atheism Among the People » by Alphonse de Lamartine
- Oriental display and absolutism were emulated by the young king.
- Extract from : « The World's Progress, Vol. I (of X) » by Various
- The real limitation on absolutism was the military power of the nobles.
- Extract from : « A History of Spain » by Charles E. Chapman
- They only contend for the despotism, the absolutism, the omnipotence of the law.
- Extract from : « The Law » by Frdric Bastiat
- Every wrinkle in the assessor's forehead told of arrogance and absolutism.
- Extract from : « The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869 » by Various
- Absolutism is absolutism, whether predicated of the one or of the many.
- Extract from : « The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869 » by Various
Antonyms for absolutism
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