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  ABSOLUTE, adj.  Independent, irresponsible.  An absolute monarchy is
  one in which the sovereign does as he pleases so long as he pleases
  the assassins.  Not many absolute monarchies are left, most of them
  having been replaced by limited monarchies, where the sovereign's
  power for evil (and for good) is greatly curtailed, and by republics,
  which are governed by chance.

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Absolute \Ab"so*lute\, a. [L. absolutus, p. p. of absolvere: cf.
     F. absolu. See Absolve.]
     1. Loosed from any limitation or condition; uncontrolled;
        unrestricted; unconditional; as, absolute authority,
        monarchy, sovereignty, an absolute promise or command;
        absolute power; an absolute monarch.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Complete in itself; perfect; consummate; faultless; as,
        absolute perfection; absolute beauty.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              So absolute she seems,
              And in herself complete.              --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Viewed apart from modifying influences or without
        comparison with other objects; actual; real; -- opposed to
        relative and comparative; as, absolute motion;
        absolute time or space.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Absolute rights and duties are such as pertain to man
           in a state of nature as contradistinguished from
           relative rights and duties, or such as pertain to him
           in his social relations.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Loosed from, or unconnected by, dependence on any other
        being; self-existent; self-sufficing.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: In this sense God is called the Absolute by the Theist.
           The term is also applied by the Pantheist to the
           universe, or the total of all existence, as only
           capable of relations in its parts to each other and to
           the whole, and as dependent for its existence and its
           phenomena on its mutually depending forces and their
           laws.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     5. Capable of being thought or conceived by itself alone;
        unconditioned; non-relative.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: It is in dispute among philosopher whether the term, in
           this sense, is not applied to a mere logical fiction or
           abstraction, or whether the absolute, as thus defined,
           can be known, as a reality, by the human intellect.
           [1913 Webster]
  
                 To Cusa we can indeed articulately trace, word
                 and thing, the recent philosophy of the absolute.
                                                    --Sir W.
                                                    Hamilton.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     6. Positive; clear; certain; not doubtful. [R.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I am absolute 't was very Cloten.     --Shak.
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     7. Authoritative; peremptory. [R.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The peddler stopped, and tapped her on the head,
              With absolute forefinger, brown and ringed. --Mrs.
                                                    Browning.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     8. (Chem.) Pure; unmixed; as, absolute alcohol.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     9. (Gram.) Not immediately dependent on the other parts of
        the sentence in government; as, the case absolute. See
        Ablative absolute, under Ablative.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Absolute curvature (Geom.), that curvature of a curve of
        double curvature, which is measured in the osculating
        plane of the curve.
  
     Absolute equation (Astron.), the sum of the optic and
        eccentric equations.
  
     Absolute space (Physics), space considered without relation
        to material limits or objects.
  
     Absolute terms. (Alg.), such as are known, or which do not
        contain the unknown quantity. --Davies & Peck.
  
     Absolute temperature (Physics), the temperature as measured
        on a scale determined by certain general thermo-dynamic
        principles, and reckoned from the absolute zero.
  
     Absolute zero (Physics), the be ginning, or zero point, in
        the scale of absolute temperature. It is equivalent to
        -273[deg] centigrade or -459.4[deg] Fahrenheit.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Positive; peremptory; certain; unconditional; unlimited;
          unrestricted; unqualified; arbitrary; despotic;
          autocratic.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Absolute \Ab"so*lute\, n. (Geom.)
     In a plane, the two imaginary circular points at infinity; in
     space of three dimensions, the imaginary circle at infinity.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Absolute \Ab"so*lute\, n. (Geom.)
     In a plane, the two imaginary circular points at infinity; in
     space of three dimensions, the imaginary circle at infinity.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Absolute \Ab"so*lute\, a. [L. absolutus, p. p. of absolvere: cf.
     F. absolu. See Absolve.]
     1. Loosed from any limitation or condition; uncontrolled;
        unrestricted; unconditional; as, absolute authority,
        monarchy, sovereignty, an absolute promise or command;
        absolute power; an absolute monarch.
  
     2. Complete in itself; perfect; consummate; faultless; as,
        absolute perfection; absolute beauty.
  
              So absolute she seems, And in herself complete.
                                                    --Milton.
  
     3. Viewed apart from modifying influences or without
        comparison with other objects; actual; real; -- opposed to
        relative and comparative; as, absolute motion;
        absolute time or space.
  
     Note: Absolute rights and duties are such as pertain to man
           in a state of nature as contradistinguished from
           relative rights and duties, or such as pertain to him
           in his social relations.
  
     4. Loosed from, or unconnected by, dependence on any other
        being; self-existent; self-sufficing.
  
     Note: In this sense God is called the Absolute by the Theist.
           The term is also applied by the Pantheist to the
           universe, or the total of all existence, as only
           capable of relations in its parts to each other and to
           the whole, and as dependent for its existence and its
           phenomena on its mutually depending forces and their
           laws.
  
     5. Capable of being thought or conceived by itself alone;
        unconditioned; non-relative.
  
     Note: It is in dispute among philosopher whether the term, in
           this sense, is not applied to a mere logical fiction or
           abstraction, or whether the absolute, as thus defined,
           can be known, as a reality, by the human intellect.
  
                 To Cusa we can indeed articulately trace, word
                 and thing, the recent philosophy of the absolute.
                                                    --Sir W.
                                                    Hamilton.
  
     6. Positive; clear; certain; not doubtful. [R.]
  
              I am absolute 't was very Cloten.     --Shak.
  
     7. Authoritative; peremptory. [R.]
  
              The peddler stopped, and tapped her on the head,
              With absolute forefinger, brown and ringed. --Mrs.
                                                    Browning.
  
     8. (Chem.) Pure; unmixed; as, absolute alcohol.
  
     9. (Gram.) Not immediately dependent on the other parts of
        the sentence in government; as, the case absolute. See
        Ablative absolute, under Ablative.
  
     Absolute curvature (Geom.), that curvature of a curve of
        double curvature, which is measured in the osculating
        plane of the curve.
  
     Absolute equation (Astron.), the sum of the optic and
        eccentric equations.
  
     Absolute space (Physics), space considered without relation
        to material limits or objects.
  
     Absolute terms. (Alg.), such as are known, or which do not
        contain the unknown quantity. --Davies & Peck.
  
     Absolute temperature (Physics), the temperature as measured
        on a scale determined by certain general thermo-dynamic
        principles, and reckoned from the absolute zero.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  absolute
       adj 1: perfect or complete or pure; "absolute loyalty"; "absolute
              silence"; "absolute truth"; "absolute alcohol" [ant: relative]
       2: complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes
          used informally as intensifiers; "absolute freedom"; "an
          absolute dimwit"; "a downright lie"; "out-and-out mayhem";
          "an out-and-out lie"; "a rank outsider"; "many right-down
          vices"; "got the job through sheer persistence"; "sheer
          stupidity" [syn: downright, out-and-out(a), rank(a),
           right-down, sheer(a)]
       3: not limited by law; "an absolute monarch"
       4: expressing finality with no implication of possible change;
          "an absolute (or unequivocal) quarantee to respect the
          nation's authority"; "inability to make a conclusive (or
          unequivocal) refusal" [syn: conclusive]
       5: without conditions or limitations; "a total ban" [syn: total,
           unconditioned]
       6: not capable of being violated or infringed; "infrangible
          human rights" [syn: infrangible, inviolable]
       n : something that is conceived to be absolute; something that
           does not depends on anything else and is beyond human
           control; "no mortal being can influence the absolute"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  absolute
     Ίντο adv.
     απόλυτα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  absolute
     Dutch a.
     (infl of nl absoluut  infl)
     Esperanto adv.
     1 (l en absolutely) {gloss|in an absolute manner; (l en utterly), (l
  en positively), (l en wholly)}
     2 (lb eo with negation) (l en absolutely) {gloss|in a complete
  manner; (l en fully), (l en totally), (l en completely)}
     3 (lb eo grammar) (l en absolutely) (gloss: in a manner that does not
  take an object)
     Ido adv.
     (l en absolutely)
     Swedish a.
     (adj form of sv absolut  def natm s)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Absolute
     n.
     (lb en philosophy) That which is totally unconditioned, unrestricted,
  pure, perfect, or complete; that which can be thought of without
  relation to others. (First attested in the mid
  19<sup>th</sup> century.)<ref name=SOED>(R:SOED5:
  page=9)</ref>

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  absolute
     a.
     free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions;
  unconditional. (first attested in the late 1400s)<ref
  name=SOED>(R:SOED5: page=9)</ref>
     n.
     That which exists (or has a certain property, nature, size, etc)
  independent of references to other standards or external conditions;
  that which is universally valid; that which is not relative,
  conditional, qualified or mitigated. (First attested in the mid
  19<sup>th</sup> century.)<ref name=SOED/>

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Absolute
     n.
     (lb en philosophy) That which is totally unconditioned, unrestricted,
  pure, perfect, or complete; that which can be thought of without
  relation to others. (First attested in the mid
  19<sup>th</sup> century.)<ref name=SOED>(R:SOED5:
  page=9)</ref>

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  absolute
     Dutch a.
     (infl of nl absoluut  infl)
     Esperanto adv.
     1 (l en absolutely) {gloss|in an absolute manner; (l en utterly), (l
  en positively), (l en wholly)}
     2 (lb eo with negation) (l en absolutely) {gloss|in a complete
  manner; (l en fully), (l en totally), (l en completely)}
     3 (lb eo grammar) (l en absolutely) (gloss: in a manner that does not
  take an object)
     Latin adv.
     absolutely, completely, fully

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Absolute
     n.
     (lb en philosophy) That which is totally unconditioned, unrestricted,
  pure, perfect, or complete; that which can be thought of without
  relation to others. (First attested in the mid
  19<sup>th</sup> century.)<ref name=SOED>(R:SOED5:
  page=9)</ref>

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  absolute
     Dutch a.
     (infl of nl absoluut  infl)
     Esperanto adv.
     1 (l en absolutely) {gloss|in an absolute manner; (l en utterly), (l
  en positively), (l en wholly)}
     2 (lb eo with negation) (l en absolutely) {gloss|in a complete
  manner; (l en fully), (l en totally), (l en completely)}
     3 (lb eo grammar) (l en absolutely) (gloss: in a manner that does not
  take an object)
     Latin adv.
     absolutely, completely, fully

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Absolute
     n.
     (lb en philosophy) That which is totally unconditioned, unrestricted,
  pure, perfect, or complete; that which can be thought of without
  relation to others. (First attested in the mid
  19<sup>th</sup> century.)<ref name=SOED>(R:SOED5:
  page=9)</ref>

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  absolute
     Ido adv.
     1 ehdottomasti, varmasti, täysin
     2 ehdottoman
     Saksa a.
     (de-a-taivm absolut e)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  absolute
     a.
     (böjning sv adj absolut)
     Engelska a.
     1 absolut, fullständig, obegränsad, ovillkorad
     2 absolut, icke-relativ; som inte definieras i relation till något
  annat
     3 (tagg kemi språk=en) ren; oblandad
     Engelska n.
     (tagg grammatik språk=en) positiv; grundformen för ett adjektiv vid
  jämförelser

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  absolute
     a.
     (böjning sv adj absolut)

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  absolute /ˈabsəlˌuːt/
  absoluut

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  absolute /ˈabsəlˌuːt/
  alleenheerskapy

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  absolute /ˈabsəlˌuːt/
  alleenheerskapy

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  absolute /ˈabsəlˌuːt/
  alleenheerser

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Absolute /ˈabsəlˌuːt/
  1. مطلق
  2. حتمي
  3. خالص
  4. كامل
  5. مُطبق

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  absolute //ˈæb.səˌljuːt// //ˈæb.səˌlut// //ˈæb.səˌluːt// //ˌæb.səˈlut// 
  1. абсолютен, пълен
  free from imperfection; complete in itself
  2. безусловен
  free from limitations or conditions
  3. абсолютен
  fundamental, ultimate, intrinsic, independent of references or relations to other things
  4. независим
  grammar: not immediately dependent on the other parts of the sentence
  5. самовластен
  peremptory
  6. чист, без примес
  pure; unmixed