Meanings
plural absolutizations · alternative absolutisation
- countableuncountableAn act, process or result of absolutizing.First known use First attested in the mid 19ᵗʰ century.
The supreme and final work of the spirit in this phase is Hegel's own philosophy, the absolutization of thought and universality at the expense of individual existence, will, and matter.
1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume I: The Founders, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: powstanie (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, pages 85-86
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe process of rendering something absolute or converting it into an absolute.
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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Translations
Finnish absolutisointi
- absolutisointiact or result of absolutizing
Japanese 絶対化
- 絶対化 (zettaika)act or result of absolutizing
Polish absolutyzacja
- absolutyzacjaact or result of absolutizing
Portuguese absolutização
- absolutizaçãoact or result of absolutizing
Romanian absolutizare
- absolutizareact or result of absolutizing
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absolutization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absolutization
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