Absolutism
Pronunciation : Ab"so*lu`tism
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. The state of being absolute; the system or doctrine of the absolute; the principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; despotism. The element of absolutism and prelacy was controlling. Palfrey.
2. (Theol.)
Defn: Doctrine of absolute decrees. Ash.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913