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- pronunciation:
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lu
tihst
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
of or relating to government by total, unrestrained power.
For a decade, the population endured the absolutist reign of a tyrant. |
definition 2: |
characterized by ideas, or a belief in ideas, whose truth is unconditional and not subject to any external standard.
The group has absolutist views on the differences between humans and animals. |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition: |
one who regards certain ideas as being unconditionally true.
He is an absolutist when it comes to freedom of speech. |
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