(theology) Doctrine ofpreordination; doctrine of absolute decrees; doctrine that God acts in an absolute manner.[First attested in the mid 18th century.][1]
(political science,sociology) The principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government;Synonym ofdespotism.[First attested in the early 19th century.][1]
The element ofabsolutism and prelacy was more controlling in the counsels of the rival corporation.
2019, John Gascoigne,Science and the State, page54:
Asabsolutism became more consolidated in Europe, and particularly in France, such nonabsolutist states tended to define themselves in opposition to their absolutist rivals: hence, those features of their government which differed fromabsolutism tended to be given special prominence.
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