απόλυτος — meaning in English

English meaning

• absolute adj Complete and total, with no exceptions or limits.
• cardinal adj Of central or fundamental importance.
• ultimate adj Final; the last in a sequence, beyond which nothing more follows.
• utter adjective Complete and total; absolute.

Senses

απόλυτος is used for these senses in English:

• absolute Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions; unconditional. [first attested in the late 1400s]
• cardinal Describing a “natural” number used to indicate quantity (e.g., zero, one, two, three), as opposed to an ordinal number indicating relative position.
• ultimate Being the greatest possible; maximum; most extreme.
• utter To the furthest or most extreme extent; absolute, complete, total, unconditional. [from 15th c.]

absolute — full definition

1. adj Complete and total, with no exceptions or limits.
2. adj Measured independently, without reference to anything else for comparison.
3. noun Something that exists as a fixed, unconditional truth or standard.

cardinal — full definition

1. adj Of central or fundamental importance.
2. adj Deep red in color, like a Catholic cardinal's robes.
3. noun A senior official of the Catholic Church, ranking just below the Pope.
4. noun A North American songbird known for the male's bright red feathers.

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