absolutisme

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from French absolutisme. Equivalent to absolut +‎ -isme.

Noun

absolutisme c (singular definite absolutismen, not used in plural form)

  1. (politics, historical, political science) absolutism
    Synonym: enevælde
  2. (philosophy) absolutism (the belief that there are absolute truths or values)
    Antonym: relativisme

Declension

Declension of absolutisme
common
gender
singular
indefinite definite
nominative absolutisme absolutismen
genitive absolutismes absolutismens

See also

Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French absolutisme. Equivalent to absoluut +‎ -isme.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɑp.soː.lyˈtɪs.mə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ab‧so‧lu‧tis‧me
  • Rhymes: -ɪsmə

Noun

absolutisme n (uncountable)

  1. (politics, historical, political science) absolutism (state or ideology in which the ruler is absolutely sovereign)
  2. (philosophy) absolutism (doctrine or philosophy involving metaphysical absolutes)

Descendants

  • Indonesian: absolutisme

French

Etymology

From absolu +‎ -isme.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ap.sɔ.ly.tism/ ~ /ap.sɔ.ly.tizm/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

absolutisme m (plural absolutismes)

  1. absolutism

Descendants

Further reading

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch absolutisme, from French absolutisme. By surface analysis, absolut +‎ -isme.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /absoluˈtismə/ [ap̚.so.luˈt̪is.mə]
  • Rhymes: -ismə
  • Syllabification: ab‧so‧lu‧tis‧me

Noun

absolutismê (plural absolutisme-absolutisme)

  1. (politics, political science, philosophy) absolutism

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English absolutism.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ap.so.lu.tis.ma]
  • Rhymes: -isma
  • Hyphenation: ab‧so‧lu‧tis‧me
  • Rhymes: -a

Noun

absolutisme (Jawi spelling ابسولوتيسمى)

  1. (political science, sociology) absolutism.

References

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

absolutt +‎ -isme, from French absolutisme (absolutism), from Middle French absolut, from Latin absolūtus (concluded, absolute), perfect passive participle of absolvō (complete, finish), from both ab- (from, off, away from), from Latin ab (from, away from, on, in), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (off, away) + and from solvō (release, loosen, dissolve, take apart), from both sē- (apart-, aside-, away), from Proto-Indo-European *s(w)ēd, the ablative singular of *s(w)é (self) + and from luō (I untie, set free, separate), from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (to wash). Last part from French -isme (-ism), from Latin -isma, -ismus (-ism), from Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós, forms abstract nouns), from -μός (-mós, forms abstract nouns), from Proto-Indo-European *-mos or *-mós (creates nouns).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /absʊlʉˈtɪsmə/, /apsʊlʉˈtɪsmə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪsmə
  • Hyphenation: ab‧so‧lut‧is‧me

Noun

absolutisme m (definite singular absolutismen, indefinite plural absolutismer, definite plural absolutismene)

  1. (politics, political science) absolutism (the principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government)
    Synonyms: enevelde, despoti
    • 1959, Johan Falkberget, Kjærlighets veier, page 234:
      en gjærende mistru til kongen og absolutismen
      a fermenting distrust of the king and absolutism
    • 1964, Lorentz Eckhoff, En verden, page 69:
      preg av absolutisme … arvet fra den lange rad av orientalske eller halvveis orientalske selvherskere
      traits of absolutism… inherited from the long line of oriental or semi-oriental self-rulers
    • 1997, Trond Berg Eriksen, Egne veier, page 192:
      den franske hagen var en programerklæring for absolutismen. Den ville kontrollere hver minste kvist og gren
      the French Garden was a manifesto of absolutism. It would control every twig and branch
    • 2014 November 30, aftenposten.no:
      på grunn av deres absolutisme anses [IS beklageligvis] som et uttrykk for den vaskeekte islam
      because of their absolutism, [IS unfortunately] is considered an expression of the true Islam
  2. (philosophy) absolutism (belief in a metaphysical absolute; belief in Absolute)
    • 2014 November 28, Morgenbladet, page 37:
      forestillingen lykkes med [å] fremstille desperasjonen [som] kan oppstå hos en sekulær person i møtet med religiøs moralsk absolutisme
      the performance succeeds in [producing] the desperation [that] may arise in a secular person in the face of religious moral absolutism
    • 2014 December 9, Vårt Land, page 16:
      [gjennom historien] har filosofene argumentert mot absolutisme og åpnet for unntak
      [throughout history] philosophers have argued against absolutism and called for exceptions

See also

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French absolutisme.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑbsʊlʉˈtɪsmə/

Noun

absolutisme m (definite singular absolutismen, indefinite plural absolutismar, definite plural absolutismane)

  1. absolutism

Synonyms

  • einevelde

References