Meaning of Absolute | Babel Free

Definitions

1. That which is totally unconditioned, unrestricted, pure, perfect, or complete; that which can be thought of without relation to others.
2. That which is totally unconditioned, unrestricted, pure, perfect, or complete; that which can be thought of without relation to others. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
3. That which exists (or has a certain property, nature, size, etc) independent of references to other standards or external conditions; that which is universally valid; that which is not relative, conditional, qualified or mitigated.
4. In a plane, the two imaginary circular points at infinity; in space of three dimensions, the imaginary circle at infinity.
5. A realm which exists without reference to anything else; that which can be imagined purely by itself; absolute ego.
   capitalized, usually
6. The whole of reality; the totality to which everything is reduced; the unity of spirit and nature; God.
   capitalized, usually
7. A concentrated natural flower oil, used for perfumes; an alcoholic extract of a concrete.

Equivalents

Examples

“moral absolutes”

“There is a well-known generalization that human rights come before property rights. […] Unqualified absolutes like these do not contain the truth as tested by human experience. What we do say is that human rights and property rights are related to one another, are intertwined with one another, work with and play upon one another.”

“But if the psychoanalytic mood seems gloomy or pretentious, one may merely think of Anna as a person who comes to deal in absolutes: unconditional demands, total fears, extremities of power and subservience, […]”

“Notice the use of unconditional absolutes in each of these statements. They are the words always, never, and forever. The illusion of absolutes is the ultimate pathological double bind. Yet the only absolute is that there are no absolutes.”

“This is important to understand, for when we see that the knowledge of good and evil is an absolute, we realize we can have absolutely no say in what it is or is not. Pause for a moment and consider that. Mathematicians work in absolutes.”

“The reason is that we are confronted here with a genuine moral dilemma, i.e. a clash of two moral absolutes – the unconditional right to protection of the fetus from the point of fertilization; and the unconditional protection of the right to choose of the pregnant woman.”

“Often one is dealing not with absolutes (complete stability) but with relative differences in rate (see below).”

“When discussing these concepts, it is unreasonable to expect absolutes. Complete impact, complete compliance with Court decisions, and complete implementation are a myth even for the most admired Supreme Court decisions.”

“Withdrawn as a Buddha he sat, watching the alien world from his perch in the absolute.”

“Complete concentration in a vacuum still at low temperature results in a concentrated flower oil, free from alcohol, the so-called absolute of enfleurage. The crude absolutes of enfleurage are usually of dark color and, because of their fat content, […]”

“The main difference between these and those of indifferent quality is that the former contain flower absolutes in fairly large proportion and the latter either an insignificant quantity or […]”

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