1753 in theology; 1830 in politics, in which sense it was first used by British reformer and parliamentarian Maj. Gen. Thomas Perronet Thompson (1783-1869). See absolute and -ism.

In general, the view that there are no exceptions to a rule. In moral philosophy, such a position maintains that actions of a specific sort are always right (or wrong) independently of any further con [..]

The belief that absolute truths exist in the field of ethics and morality. Typically, these truths are extracted from a holy text. Antonym is relativism. The concept that a monarchy held the ultima [..]

A political system or project that seeks to concentrate power in the hands of the monarch, usually justified by the concept of the divine right of kings.  The idea of absolutism came to prominence in [..]

The ethical philosophy that there is a fixed set of principles or laws from which there is no deviation. To the absolutist journalist, the end never justifies the means.

Absolutism is a political system where the monarch or a dictator has unrestricted powers. There are no checks or balances on the dictator’s power. The believers of such dictators are called absolutist [..]

(n) dominance through threat of punishment and violence(n) a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)(n) the principl [..]

1. The state of being absolute; the system or doctrine of the absolute; the principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; despotism. "The element of absolutism and prelacy was controlling." (Palfrey) 2. Doctrine of absolute decrees. (01 Mar 1998)

The belief that there is one and only one truth; those who espouse absolutism usually also believe that they know what this absolute truth is. In ethics, absolutism is usually contrasted to relativism [..]

(theology) Doctrine of preordination; doctrine of absolute decrees; doctrine that God acts in an absolute manner. First attested in the mid 18^th century.SOED5|page=9 [..]