The principle of complete and unrestricted power in government.
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Examples for "absolutism "
Examples for "absolutism "
1 The idea of a predominant Power in Europe was part of absolutism .
2 He is as sacred in his financial as in his religious absolutism .
3 The ardour of rising absolutism is the true cause of the Revocation.
4 It resulted in absolutism increasing, with an ever-widening sphere of royal control.
5 He began his labors in behalf of absolutism by suppressing the Huguenots.
1 Religion has influenced totalitarianism , and modern cults have been influenced by totalitarianism .
2 Almost 50 years ago, we began a long struggle against aggressive totalitarianism .
3 War, totalitarianism and the politics of human oppression are major themes.
4 The Irish Times thought the move was another step towards totalitarianism .
5 This is not a matter of totalitarianism ; it is a matter of language.
1 However, they've just been and cut their own throats, for they've only made me more determined than ever to stick to my tee-totalism.
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