Absolutismus
German
Etymology
Borrowed from French absolutisme. By surface analysis, absolut + -ismus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˌapzoluˈtɪsmʊs]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Ab‧so‧lu‧tis‧mus
- Rhymes: -ɪsmʊs
Noun
Absolutismus m (strong, genitive Absolutismus, no plural)
- absolutism
- Synonyms: Willkürherrschaft; (descriptive) unumschränkte Herrschaft eines Alleinherrschers
Declension
Declension of Absolutismus [sg-only, masculine, strong]
See also
- Despotismus, Despotie, Monarchie, Tyrannei
Further reading
- “Absolutismus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Absolutismus” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Absolutismus” in Duden online