absolutist

== English == === Alternative forms === (adjective): absolutistic === Etymology === From absolute +‎ -ist after French absolutiste. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæb.səˌluː.tɪst/, /ˈæb.səˌljuː.tɪst/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈæb.səˌlu.tɪst/ === Noun === absolutist (plural absolutists) One who is in favor of an absolute or autocratic government. [from mid 19th c.] (metaphysics) One who believes that it is possible to realize a cognition or concept of the Absolute. [from mid 19th c.] An uncompromising person; one who maintains certain principles to be absolute. [from early 20th c.] ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === absolutist (comparative more absolutist, superlative most absolutist) Of or pertaining to absolutism; arbitrary; despotic; uncompromising. [from mid 19th c.] ==== Derived terms ==== absolutistic absolutistical absolutistically ==== Translations ==== === References === “absolutist”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “absolutist”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Danish == === Noun === absolutist c (singular definite absolutisten, plural indefinite absolutister) absolutist ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “absolutist” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Etymology === Likely borrowed from Spanish absolutista, because the word was initially used for Spanish absolutists during the Ominous Decade. Equivalent to absoluut +‎ -ist. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɑp.soː.lyˈtɪst/ Hyphenation: ab‧so‧lu‧tist Rhymes: -ɪst === Noun === absolutist m (plural absolutisten, no diminutive) (politics, historical, political science) absolutist (adherent of the absolute sovereignty of rulers) [from 1820s] (philosophy) absolutist (one believing in metaphysical absolutes) ==== Derived terms ==== absolutistisch ==== Related terms ==== absolutisme absoluut == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === absolutt +‎ -ist, first part from Latin absolūtus (“concluded, absolute”), perfect passive participle of absolvō (“complete, finish”), from both ab- (“from, off, away from”), from Latin ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from solvō (“release, loosen, dissolve, take apart”), from both sē- (“apart-, aside-, away”), from Proto-Indo-European *s(w)ēd, the ablative singular of *s(w)é (“self”) + and from luō (“to untie, set free, separate”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”). Last part from French -iste (“-ist, -istic”), from Latin -ista (“-ist; one who practises or believes”), from Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs), alternative form of -τής (-tḗs), from Proto-Hellenic *-tās, probably from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ (forms nouns representing state of being). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /absʊlʉˈtɪst/, /apsʊlʉˈtɪst/ Rhymes: -ɪst Hyphenation: ab‧so‧lut‧ist === Noun === absolutist m (definite singular absolutisten, indefinite plural absolutister, definite plural absolutistene) (politics, political science) an absolutist (one who is in favor of an absolute or autocratic government) ==== Related terms ==== absolutisme (“absolutism”) absolutistisk (“absolutistic”) absolutt (“absolute”) === References === “absolutist” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “absolutist” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). == Romanian == === Alternative forms === абсолутист (absolutist) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling === Etymology === Borrowed from French absolutiste. By surface analysis, absolut +‎ -ist. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ab.so.luˈtist/ Rhymes: -ist Hyphenation: ab‧so‧lu‧tist === Adjective === absolutist m or n (feminine singular absolutistă, masculine plural absolutiști, feminine/neuter plural absolutiste) absolutist (pertaining to absolutism) ==== Declension ==== === Noun === absolutist m (plural absolutiști, feminine equivalent absolutistă) absolutist (proponent of absolutism) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “absolutist”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Swedish == === Etymology === absolut +‎ -ist, since 1825. In the sense of abstinence since 1842. === Noun === absolutist c a teetotaller; a person who completely abstains from alcohol (often out of principle) Synonym: helnykterist an absolutist; a supporter of absolutism, despotism, dictatorship ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== absolutistisk ==== See also ==== nykterist === Further reading === “absolutist”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)