enlightened absolutism

English

Noun

enlightened absolutism (countable and uncountable, plural enlightened absolutisms)

1. (politics, philosophy) The policies of an absolute monarch who is influenced by the ideals of the Enlightenment.

   Synonyms: enlightened despotism, benevolent absolutism

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: valistunut itsevaltius
• French: despotisme éclairé m, monarchie éclairée f, absolutisme éclairé m
• Georgian: განათლებული აბსოლუტიზმი (ganatlebuli absoluṭizmi)
• Polish: absolutyzm oświecony (pl) m
• Romanian: absolutism luminat (ro) n
• Spanish: despotismo ilustrado m

See also

• absolute monarchy