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absolutist

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ab·so·lut·ism  (bs-ltzm)
n.
1.
a. A political theory holding that all power should be vested in one ruler or other authority.
b. A form of government in which all power is vested in a single ruler or other authority.
2. An absolute doctrine, principle, or standard.
abso·lutist n.
abso·lu·tistic (-l-tstk) adj.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.absolutistabsolutist - one who advocates absolutism        
adherent, disciple - someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
Adj.1.absolutist - pertaining to the principle of totalitarianism
absolutistic
Translations
absolutist [ˈæbsəluːtɪst]
A. ADJ → absolutista
B. N → absolutista mf
absolutist [ˌæbsəˈluːtɪst]
adj [belief] → absolutiste
n → absolutiste mf


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= this paragraph refers to controversies, before the French "July Revolution" of 1830, between rightist ("cote droit" = right side) legitimists, who read the official "Moniteur" newspaper and supported the absolutist Bourbon monarchy of King Charles X, and leftist ("cote gauche" = left side) liberals, who read "Le Temps" and argued for reform or revolution; "nothing good could come of Nazareth" = from the Bible, John, I, 46: "Can any good thing come out of Nazareth"}
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The degradation of servitude, the absolutist lies must be uprooted and swept out.
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She had not only felt him to be inoffensive, but she had said so, which last by a confusion of her absolutist mind became a sort of incontrovertible demonstration.
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