Definition of "absolute" []

• Perfect in quality or nature; complete. (adjective)
• Not mixed; pure. See Synonyms at pure. (adjective)
• Not limited by restrictions or exceptions; unconditional: absolute trust. (adjective)
• Unqualified in extent or degree; total: absolute silence. See Usage Note at infinite. (adjective)
• Unconstrained by constitutional or other provisions: an absolute ruler. (adjective)

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• "Philosophy cannot positively represent the absolute because ˜conscious™ thinking operates from the position where the ˜absolute identity™ of the subjective and the objective has always already been lost in the emergence of consciousness."
• "From absolute ideas Plato ascends to an _absolute Being_, the author of all finite existence."
• "From absolute truths to an _absolute Reason_, the foundation and essence of all truth."