absolutization

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From absolutize +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

absolutization (countable and uncountable, plural absolutizations)

  1. An act, process or result of absolutizing. [First attested in the mid 19th century.][1]
    • 1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume I: The Founders, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, pages 85-86, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: powstanie (in Polish):
      The supreme and final work of the spirit in this phase is Hegel's own philosophy, the absolutization of thought and universality at the expense of individual existence, will, and matter.

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References

  1. ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “absolutization”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.
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