absolutism meaning and definition

ABSOLUTISM noun

Definition of absolutism (noun)

1. dominance through threat of punishment and violence
   • synonyms: despotism, tyranny
2. a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
   • synonyms: authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, dictatorship, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny
3. the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government
   • synonyms: totalism, totalitarianism
4. the doctrine of an absolute being