absolutist
/ˈæb.səˌlu.tɪst/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.40 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who is in favor of an absolute or autocratic government.
noun
An uncompromising person; one who maintains certain principles to be absolute.
adj
Of or pertaining to absolutism; arbitrary; despotic; uncompromising.
Example Sentences
- "the unitarian — whether materialist, idealist, or absolutist"
- "When absolutists reject humanism because they feel it to be untrue, that means that the whole habit of their mental needs is wedded already to a different view of reality, in comparison with which the humanistic world seems but the whim of a few irresponsible youths."
- "The billionaire tech mogul, who has described himself as a free speech absolutist, introduced a new red line this week after he claimed that a car carrying one of his children was accosted by a “crazy stalker.”"
- "The best and the worst features of the communal regime are illustrated in the resistance of the Lombard cities to Frederic Barbarossa, the first Emperor who formulated and applied to Italy a scheme of absolutist government."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈæb.səˌlu.tɪst/
- British English: /ˈæb.səˌluː.tɪst/
Inflected Forms
absolutists (plural)
absolutistic (alternative)
more absolutist (comparative)
most absolutist (superlative)