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Absolutism
01
a form of government in which the ruler holds absolute, unchecked power
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Many European monarchies practiced absolutism in the 17th and 18th centuries.
02
the belief in the existence of an absolute being
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His lectures on moral absolutism explored the concept of divine perfection.
03
the principle or system of unlimited and unchecked governmental power
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Critics argued that absolutism stifled freedom of the press.
04
dominance maintained through threat of punishment, coercion, or violence
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Absolutism in the office culture created a climate of intimidation.
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