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nonabsolutist en · ADJ

Etymology

From non- + absolutist.

Meanings

1. Not absolutist.
   • As absolutism became more consolidated in Europe, and particularly in France, such nonabsolutist states tended to define themselves in opposition to their absolutist rivals: hence, those features of their government which differed from absolutism tended to be given special prominence. 2019, John Gascoigne, Science and the State, page 54:
   • Therefore, in addition to noting the similarities between the "new Nietzsche" and nonabsolutist institutionalism, we want to show briefly what, specifically, a reading of Nietzsche adds to the institutionalist treatment of values. 2016, David F. Ruccio, Jack Amariglio, Postmodern Moments in Modern Economics, page 213:
   • If it is nonabsolutist, then there has to be some way to extract concessions about the permissibility of torture; such is a conceptual requirement of nonabsolutist theories. 2012, Fritz Allhoff, Terrorism, Ticking Time-Bombs, and Torture, page 121:

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