absolutist

Questions about absolutist

What does absolutist mean?

absolutist means "one who advocates absolutism". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in absolutist?

absolutist has 4 syllables: ab-so-lu-tist. The stress falls on "lu". In IPA it is /æbsəˈlutɪst/.

What is another word for absolutist?

Close synonyms include absolutistic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is absolutist a common word?

absolutist is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.