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Meaning of absolutist | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈæb.səˌluː.tɪst

Definitions

  1. One who is in favor of an absolute or autocratic government.
  2. One who believes that it is possible to realize a cognition or concept of the Absolute.
  3. An uncompromising person; one who maintains certain principles to be absolute.

Equivalents

Examples

the unitarianwhether materialist, idealist, or absolutist
When absolutists reject humanism because they feel it to be untrue, that means that the whole habit of their mental needs is wedded already to a different view of reality, in comparison with which the humanistic world seems but the whim of a few irresponsible youths.”
The billionaire tech mogul, who has described himself as a free speech absolutist, introduced a new red line this week after he claimed that a car carrying one of his children was accosted by a “crazy stalker.””

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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