| 单词 | absolutism |
| 释义 | absolutism (æbsəluːtɪzəm ) 1. uncountable noun Absolutism is a political system in which one ruler or leader has complete power and authority over a country. ...royal absolutism. 2. uncountable noun You can refer to someone's beliefs as absolutism if they think that their beliefs are true, right, or relevant in all situations, especially if you think they are wrong to behave in this way. [disapproval] Nirmalya, with the absolutism of youth, confronts their teacher. absolutist adjective This absolutist belief is replaced by an appreciation that rules can vary. Synonyms: dictator, authoritarian, tyrant, Big Brother Collocations: moral absolutism And this same moral absolutism permeates the purity movement. Times, Sunday Times Her combination of moral absolutism, championing of the individual and romantic patriotism struck an extraordinary chord. Times, Sunday Times Sterling invests her with complexity, so that at times you almost admire her statuesque inflexibility and impassioned moral absolutism. Times, Sunday Times This strikes me as yet another worrying example of moral absolutism (or, more popularly understood, political correctness) in the academy. The Times Literary Supplement Liberal theists are more likely to be proponents of moral relativism than moral absolutism. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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