# absolutism

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈæb.sə.luː.tɪz.m̩/ · frequency rank #55,886

## Definitions
1. Doctrine of preordination; doctrine of absolute decrees; doctrine that God acts in an absolute manner.
2. The principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; Synonym of despotism.
3. Belief in a metaphysical absolute; belief in Absolute.
4. Positiveness; the state of being absolute.
5. The characteristic of being absolute in nature or scope; absoluteness.

## Etymology
First attested in 1753 (in the theological sense); attested in 1830 in the political sense. From absolute + -ism, based after French absolutisme.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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