"absolutist" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈæb.səˌluː.tɪst/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈæb.səˌljuː.tɪst/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈæb.səˌlu.tɪst/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-absolutist.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-absolutist.wav [US] Forms: more absolutist [comparative], most absolutist [superlative]
Etymology: From absolute + -ist after French absolutiste. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|absolute|ist}} absolute + -ist, {{der|en|fr|absolutiste}} French absolutiste Head templates: {{en-adj}} absolutist (comparative more absolutist, superlative most absolutist)
  1. Of or pertaining to absolutism; arbitrary; despotic; uncompromising. Derived forms: absolutistic, absolutistical, absolutistically Translations (of or pertaining to absolutism): absolutista [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), absolutistinen (Finnish), absolutistisch (German), absalóideach [masculine] (Irish), absolutistisk (Norwegian Bokmål), absolutystyczny (Polish), autokratyczny (Polish), jedynowładczy (Polish), absolutista (Portuguese), absolutist (Romanian), absolutista (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-absolutist-en-adj-APVxJvde
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: absolutistic [adjective]

Noun

IPA: /ˈæb.səˌluː.tɪst/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈæb.səˌljuː.tɪst/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈæb.səˌlu.tɪst/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-absolutist.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-absolutist.wav [US] Forms: absolutists [plural]
Etymology: From absolute + -ist after French absolutiste. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|absolute|ist}} absolute + -ist, {{der|en|fr|absolutiste}} French absolutiste Head templates: {{en-noun}} absolutist (plural absolutists)
  1. One who is in favor of an absolute or autocratic government. Categories (topical): People Translations (one who favors autocratic government): абсолютист (absolyutist) (Bashkir), абсалюты́ст (absaljutýst) [masculine] (Belarusian), absolutista (Catalan), absolutista [masculine] (Czech), absolutist [common-gender] (Danish), absolutist [masculine] (Dutch), absolutisto (Esperanto), absolutist (Estonian), absolutisti (Finnish), absolutiste [masculine] (French), აბსოლუტისტი (absoluṭisṭi) (Georgian), Absolutist [masculine] (German), Absolutistin [feminine] (German), απολυτόφρονας (apolytófronas) [masculine] (Greek), absolutisto (Ido), absalóideach [masculine] (Irish), assolutista [masculine] (Italian), 絶対主義者 (zettaishugisha) (alt: ぜったいしゅぎしゃ) (Japanese), абсолютист (absolütist) (Kazakh), absolūtists [masculine] (Latvian), absolutist [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), absolutista (Occitan), абсолютист (absoljutist) (Ossetian), absolutysta [masculine] (Polish), absolutystka [feminine] (Polish), absolutista [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), absolutist [masculine] (Romanian), absolutistă [feminine] (Romanian), абсолюти́ст (absoljutíst) [masculine] (Russian), absolutista [masculine] (Slovak), absolutistka [feminine] (Slovak), absolutista [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), absolutist [common-gender] (Swedish), мутлақиятхоҳ (mutlaqiyatxoh) (Tajik), мутлақиятпараст (mutlaqiyatparast) (Tajik), истибдодпараст (istibdodparast) (Tajik), абсолютист (absolyutist) (Tatar), абсолюти́ст (absoljutýst) [masculine] (Ukrainian), absolutist [masculine] (Upper Sorbian), absolutysta (Uzbek)
    Sense id: en-absolutist-en-noun-lNvdxjwO Disambiguation of People: 9 30 36 25 Disambiguation of 'one who favors autocratic government': 46 26 27
  2. (metaphysics) One who believes that it is possible to realize a cognition or concept of the Absolute. Categories (topical): Metaphysics, People Translations (metaphysics): Absolutist [masculine] (German), absalóideach [masculine] (Irish), absolutysta [masculine] (Polish), absolutystka [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-absolutist-en-noun-62Rx91KI Disambiguation of People: 9 30 36 25 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ist Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 23 39 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 13 23 43 21 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 10 18 54 18 Disambiguation of 'metaphysics': 13 76 10
  3. An uncompromising person; one who maintains certain principles to be absolute. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-absolutist-en-noun-Q3m~5KWV Disambiguation of People: 9 30 36 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: absolutistic [adjective] Derived forms: antiabsolutist, nonabsolutist

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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "word": "absolutistic"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to absolutism",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "absolutista"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to absolutism",
      "word": "absolutistinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to absolutism",
      "word": "absolutistisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to absolutism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "absalóideach"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to absolutism",
      "word": "absolutistisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to absolutism",
      "word": "absolutystyczny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to absolutism",
      "word": "autokratyczny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to absolutism",
      "word": "jedynowładczy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to absolutism",
      "word": "absolutista"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to absolutism",
      "word": "absolutist"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to absolutism",
      "word": "absolutista"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "absolutist"
  ],
  "word": "absolutist"
}

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