absolutisme

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɑp.soː.lyˈtɪs.mə/

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• 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)

Related terms

• absolutist
• absolutistisch
• absoluut

Descendants

• → Indonesian: absolutisme

French

Etymology

From absolu +‎ -isme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ap.sɔ.ly.tism/, /ap.sɔ.ly.tizm/

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Noun

absolutisme m (plural absolutismes)

1. absolutism

Related terms

• absolutiste
• absolutistement

Descendants

• → Albanian: absolutizëm
• → Dutch: absolutisme
  • → Indonesian: absolutisme
• → Norwegian: absolutisme
• → Romanian: absolutism
• → Russian: абсолютизм (absoljutizm)
  • → Armenian: աբսոլյուտիզմ (absolyutizm)
  • → Georgian: აბსოლუტიზმი (absoluṭizmi)
  • → Kazakh: абсолютизм (absolütizm)

Further reading

• “absolutisme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed absolut +‎ -isme, from Dutch absolutisme, from French absolutisme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [apsolʊtˈɪsmə]
• Hyphenation: ab‧so‧lut‧is‧mê

Noun

absolutismê (first-person possessive absolutismeku, second-person possessive absolutismemu, third-person possessive absolutismenya)

1. absolutism:
   1. (politics, political science) the principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government.
   2. (philosophy) belief in a metaphysical absolute; belief in Absolute.

Related terms

• absolut
• absolutis

 

Further reading

• “absolutisme” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From English absolutism.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ab.so.lu.tis.mə/
• Hyphenation: ab‧so‧lu‧tis‧me
• Rhymes: -mə

Noun

absolutisme (Jawi spelling ابسولوتيسمى, plural absolutisme-absolutisme, informal 1st possessive absolutismeku, 2nd possessive absolutismemu, 3rd possessive absolutismenya)

2. (political science, sociology) absolutism.

References

• “absolutisme” in Kamus Dewan Perdana, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2021, →ISBN, page 4.

Further reading

• “absolutisme” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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

Related terms

• absolutist (“absolutist”)
• absolutistisk (“absolutistic”)
• absolutt (“absolute”)

See also

• relativisme (“relativism”)

References

• “absolutisme” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “absolutisme” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “absolutisme” in Store norske leksikon

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

Related terms

• absolutist
• absolutistisk
• absolutt

References

• “absolutisme” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.