ABSOLUTIST

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

One who advocates absolutism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("absolutist" is a kind of...):

adherent; disciple (someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another)

Derivation:

absolutism (the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government)

absolutism (a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.))

absolutism (dominance through threat of punishment and violence)

absolutist (pertaining to the principle of totalitarianism)

Meaning:

Pertaining to the principle of totalitarianism

Synonyms:

absolutist; absolutistic

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

absolutism (the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government)

Derivation:

absolutist (one who advocates absolutism)