absolutization

English

Alternative forms

(chiefly UK) absolutisation

Etymology

absolutize +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

absolutization (countable and uncountable, plural absolutizations)

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

Translations

act or result of absolutizing

Japanese: 絶対化 (zettaika)
Portuguese: absolutização (pt) f

Romanian: absolutizare (ro)

References

“absolutization” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.

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