absolutistic
Example Sentences
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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
It is the absolutistic brand, spurning the dust and reared upon pure logic.
From Pragmatism by James, William
But the single moral course is clear; there is no alternative; in absolutistic morals there are no extenuating circumstances.
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
