adj · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈæb.səˌluː.tɪst/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈæb.səˌljuː.tɪst/
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US:/ˈæb.səˌlu.tɪst/
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CMU ARPABET:AE0 B S AH0 L UW1 T IH0 S T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to absolutism; arbitrary; despotic; uncompromising.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
One who is in favor of an absolute or autocratic government.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
One who believes that it is possible to realize a cognition or concept of the Absolute.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: metaphysics
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
An uncompromising person; one who maintains certain principles to be absolute.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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5
adjective
Meaning 5
pertaining to the principle of totalitarianism
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: absolutistic
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
one who advocates absolutism
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
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Broader terms: disciple, adherent
History
Etymology
From absolute + -ist after French absolutiste.
Across languages
Translations
55 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
absolutista
— of or pertaining to absolutism
Finnish:
absolutistinen
— of or pertaining to absolutism
German:
absolutistisch
— of or pertaining to absolutism
Irish:
absalóideach
— of or pertaining to absolutism
Norwegian Bokmål:
absolutistisk
— of or pertaining to absolutism
Polish:
absolutystyczny
— of or pertaining to absolutism
Polish:
autokratyczny
— of or pertaining to absolutism
Polish:
jedynowładczy
— of or pertaining to absolutism
Portuguese:
absolutista
— of or pertaining to absolutism
Romanian:
absolutist
— of or pertaining to absolutism
Spanish:
absolutista
— of or pertaining to absolutism
Bashkir:
абсолютист
(absolyutist)
— one who favors autocratic government
Belarusian:
абсалюты́ст
(absaljutýst)
— one who favors autocratic government
Catalan:
absolutista
— one who favors autocratic government
Czech:
absolutista
— one who favors autocratic government
Danish:
absolutist
— one who favors autocratic government
Dutch:
absolutist
— one who favors autocratic government
Esperanto:
absolutisto
— one who favors autocratic government
Estonian:
absolutist
— one who favors autocratic government
Finnish:
absolutisti
— one who favors autocratic government
French:
absolutiste
— one who favors autocratic government
Georgian:
აბსოლუტისტი
(absoluṭisṭi)
— one who favors autocratic government
German:
Absolutist
— one who favors autocratic government
German:
Absolutistin
— one who favors autocratic government
Greek:
απολυτόφρονας
(apolytófronas)
— one who favors autocratic government
Ido:
absolutisto
— one who favors autocratic government
Irish:
absalóideach
— one who favors autocratic government
Italian:
assolutista
— one who favors autocratic government
Japanese:
絶対主義者
(zettaishugisha)
— one who favors autocratic government
Kazakh:
абсолютист
(absolütist)
— one who favors autocratic government
Latvian:
absolūtists
— one who favors autocratic government
Norwegian Bokmål:
absolutist
— one who favors autocratic government
Occitan:
absolutista
— one who favors autocratic government
Ossetian:
абсолютист
(absoljutist)
— one who favors autocratic government
Polish:
absolutysta
— one who favors autocratic government
Polish:
absolutystka
— one who favors autocratic government
Portuguese:
absolutista
— one who favors autocratic government
Romanian:
absolutist
— one who favors autocratic government
Romanian:
absolutistă
— one who favors autocratic government
Russian:
абсолюти́ст
(absoljutíst)
— one who favors autocratic government
Slovak:
absolutista
— one who favors autocratic government
Slovak:
absolutistka
— one who favors autocratic government
Upper Sorbian:
absolutist
— one who favors autocratic government
Spanish:
absolutista
— one who favors autocratic government
Swedish:
absolutist
— one who favors autocratic government
Tajik:
мутлақиятхоҳ
(mutlaqiyatxoh)
— one who favors autocratic government
Tajik:
мутлақиятпараст
(mutlaqiyatparast)
— one who favors autocratic government
Tajik:
истибдодпараст
(istibdodparast)
— one who favors autocratic government
Tatar:
абсолютист
(absolyütist)
— one who favors autocratic government
Ukrainian:
абсолюти́ст
(absoljutýst)
— one who favors autocratic government
Uzbek:
absolutysta
— one who favors autocratic government
