Difference between revisions of "Absolutism"
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There are three definitions for '''Absolutism''' in the [[Merriam-Webster]]'s Dictionary: | There are three definitions for '''Absolutism''' in the [[Merriam-Webster]]'s Dictionary: | ||
| − | + | ##a political [[theory]] that absolute power should be vested in one or more [[ruler]]s | |
| − | + | ##[[government]] by an absolute ruler or [[authority]]: [[Despotism]] | |
| − | + | #advocacy of a rule by absolute [[standard]]s or [[principle]]s | |
| − | + | #an absolute standard or principle | |
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Revision as of 19:49, August 4, 2008
There are three definitions for Absolutism in the Merriam-Webster's Dictionary:
- a political theory that absolute power should be vested in one or more rulers
- government by an absolute ruler or authority: Despotism
- advocacy of a rule by absolute standards or principles
- an absolute standard or principle