absolutes

Noun

absolute (plural absolutes)

1. 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.
   • moral absolutes
2. In a plane, the two imaginary circular points at infinity; in space of three dimensions, the imaginary circle at infinity.
3. (capitalized, usually, usually preceded by "the") A realm which exists without reference to anything else; that which can be imagined purely by itself; absolute ego.
   • Withdrawn as a Buddha he sat, watching the alien world from his perch in the absolute.1983, Lawrence Durrell, Sebastian (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 1039
4. (capitalized, usually, usually preceded by "the") The whole of reality; the totality to which everything is reduced; the unity of spirit and nature; God.
5. A concentrated natural flower oil, used for perfumes; an alcoholic extract of a concrete.
   • 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, […]1948, Ernest Guenther, The Essential Oils: History, origin in plants, production, analysis

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