ABSOLUTISM

Definition of ABSOLUTISM

  1. (noun)dominance through threat of punishment and violence
  2. (noun)a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
  3. (noun)an ideological belief in the complete and unrestricted power of government.
  4. (noun)the doctrine of an absolute being, often related to idealism in philosophy.