absolutization

English edit

Alternative forms edit

(chiefly UK) absolutisation

Etymology edit

absolutize +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation edit

(US) IPA^(key): /ˌæb.səˌlut.əˈzeɪ.ʃn̩/, /ˌæb.səˌljut.əˈzeɪ.ʃn̩/

Noun edit

absolutization (countable and uncountable, plural absolutizations)

An act, process or result of absolutizing. [First attested in the mid 19^th century.]^[1]

Translations edit

act or result of absolutizing

Japanese: 絶対化 (zettaika)
Polish: absolutyzacja (pl) f
Portuguese: absolutização (pt) f
Romanian: absolutizare (ro)

References edit

^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “absolutization”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.

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