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absolutization en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌæb.səˌlut.əˈzeɪ.ʃn̩/ (US)
  • /ˌæb.səˌljut.əˈzeɪ.ʃn̩/ (US)

Etymology

From absolutize + -ation.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) 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 Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, pages 85-86:

Forms

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Translations (4)

pt absolutização (act or result of absolutizing) · ro absolutizare (act or result of absolutizing) · ja 絶対化 (act or result of absolutizing) · pl absolutyzacja (act or result of absolutizing)