absolutism
10 synonyms for absolutism, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — (religion) The belief that God has fixed everything in advance through absolute decrees.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
First recorded in 1753 in the theological sense, and by 1830 in the political sense, absolutism comes from absolute + -ism, modelled on French absolutisme.
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