Synonyms for absolutism
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Noun
1. Despotism
despotism, dictatorship, autocracy, tyranny, authoritarianism, totalitarianism, shogunate, totalism rare, monocracy rare
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Definitions
- n. 1
Doctrine of preordination; doctrine of absolute decrees; doctrine that God acts in an absolute manner.
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Forms
- Plural
- absolutisms → despotisms, dictatorships, autocracies, tyrannies…
Example sentences
- dictatorship Algeria is neither a democracy nor a dictatorship.
- tyranny People in the country were living under a tyranny.
- autocracy Down with the police! Down with autocracy!
- despotism Property is the right to use & abuse; it engenders despotism.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| absolutism | steady | |
| dictatorship | falling | |
| tyranny | steady | |
| autocracy | falling | |
| despotism | steady | |
| absoluteness | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- tyranny3
- 8 letters
- totalism
- 9 letters
- autocracy4, despotism4, shogunate, monocracy
- 12 letters
- dictatorship4, absoluteness4
- 15 letters
- totalitarianism8
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tyranny3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- absolutisme
- Italiano
- assolutismo
- Español
- absolutismo
- Deutsch
- Alleinherrschaft
- Català
- absolutisme