absolutisation
US/ˌæb.səˌlut.əˈzeɪ.ʃn̩/
absolutisation is the alternative spelling of absolutization.
Meaning of absolutization
Noun
absolutization (countable and uncountable, plural absolutizations)
- An act, process or result of absolutizing.
- The supreme and final work of the spirit in this phase is Hegel's own philosophy, the absolutization of thought and universality at the expense of individual existence, will, and matter.1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume I: The Founders, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: powstanie (in...
Forms of absolutisation
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Origin of absolutisation
From absolutise + -ation.
Questions about absolutisation
- What is absolutisation the alternative spelling of?
- Absolutisation is the alternative spelling of absolutization.
- How do you pronounce absolutisation?
- Absolutisation is pronounced /ˌæb.səˌlut.əˈzeɪ.ʃn̩/ (US).
Words near absolutisation in the dictionary
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