Definition of "absolutism" []

• A political theory holding that all power should be vested in one ruler or other authority. (noun)
• A form of government in which all power is vested in a single ruler or other authority. (noun)
• An absolute doctrine, principle, or standard. (noun)

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• "What seems to be forgotten in such absolutism is what is lost in that pursuit."
• "I suspect that the federal courts absolutism is a response to the conservative tribunal absolutism."
• "This, not biblical absolutism, is ancient and traditional Christianity."