absolutistic
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Abraham Lincoln was dogged by the absolutistic demands of Horace Greeley, William Lloyd Garrison and Wendell Phillips, and he had more genuine charity than all of them.
From Time Magazine Archive
He believes that the church's structure ought to be revised in order to "transform our system of absolutistic authority into one based on mutual service and partnership."
From Time Magazine Archive
But the spirit of the Roman empire was too absolutistic to abandon the prerogative of a supervision of public worship.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 2, August, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various
The Kantian or absolutistic position, by its emphasis on the indefeasible and unwavering character of moral action, suggests something that rouses admiration from common sense, unsophisticated by moral theory.
From Human Traits and their Social Significance by Edman, Irwin
History shows how easily both quietists and fanatics have drawn inspiration from the absolutistic scheme.
From Meaning of Truth by James, William
