absolutistic

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US/ˈæb.səˌluˌtɪs.tɪk/

A form of absolutist — One who is in favor of an absolute or autocratic government.

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absolutist
OriginEnglish absolute ← Middle English absolut ← Middle French absolut →
First used First attested in the mid 19ᵗʰ century.Scrabble 16
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Meanings

adjectiveabsolutistic (comparative more absolutistic, superlative most absolutistic)

comparative more absolutistic · superlative most absolutistic

  1. alternativeAlternative form of absolutistFirst known use First attested in the mid 19ᵗʰ century.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivepertaining to the principle of totalitarianism

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absolutist
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absolutist

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinab
  2. Latinab-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*s(w)é
  4. Latinse-
  5. Latinluō
  6. Latinsolvō
  7. Latinabsolvō
  8. Latinabsolūtus
  9. Middle Frenchabsolut
  10. Middle Englishabsolut
  11. Englishabsolute
  12. Englishabsolutistic

From absolute + -istic.

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Translations

Dutch absolutistisch
  • absolutistischpertaining to absolutism
Finnish absolutistinen
  • absolutistinenpertaining to absolutism
German absolutistisch
  • absolutistischpertaining to absolutism
Norwegian Bokmål absolutistisk
  • absolutistiskpertaining to absolutism
Polish absolutystyczny
  • absolutystycznypertaining to absolutism
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APA

absolutistic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absolutistic

MLA

“absolutistic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absolutistic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “absolutistic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absolutistic.

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