absolutism

Noun
Synonyms: tyrannydespotismdictatorshipauthoritarianismCaesarismmonocracyone-man ruleshogunateStalinismtotalitarianismtotalism

WordNet 3.0

Noun (4)

  1. dominance through threat of punishment and violenceSynonyms: tyrannydespotism
  2. a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)Synonyms: dictatorshipauthoritarianismCaesarismdespotismmonocracyone-man ruleshogunateStalinismtotalitarianismtyranny
  3. the principle of complete and unrestricted power in governmentSynonyms: totalitarianismtotalism
  4. the doctrine of an absolute being
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

The element of absolutism and prelacy was controlling.— Palfrey.[1913 Webster]

2.(Theol.) Doctrine of absolute decrees. --Ash. [1913 Webster]

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