Word: absolutism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ab
so
lut
ism
Definition: Doctrine of preordination; doctrine of absolute decrees; doctrine that God acts in an absolute manner.
Morphemes:
Affix: absolute
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Characteristic of an absolutist ruler: domineering, peremptory.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: absolūtus
Language: la
Decoded: absolutus
Meaning: unconditional; unfettered; completed
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of a tendency of behaviour, action, state, condition or opinion belonging to a class or group of persons, or the result of a doctrine, ideology or principle or lack thereof.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.