pro-absolutist
|pro-ab-so-lu-tist|
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/proʊˌæbsəˈluːtɪst/
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/prəʊˌæb.səˈluː.tɪst/
for absolute rule
Etymology
'pro-absolutist' is formed from the prefix 'pro' (from Latin 'pro', meaning 'for') combined with 'absolutist' (from English 'absolutist', ultimately from Latin 'absolutus' via French 'absolu').
'absolutist' changed from Latin 'absolutus' to French 'absolu', then into English as 'absolute' and later the agent noun/adjective 'absolutist'; 'pro-' has been used as a productive prefix in English (from Latin 'pro') to mean 'in favor of', producing the compound 'pro-absolutist'.
Originally Latin 'absolutus' carried senses related to 'loosened' or 'set free', which evolved into the idea of something 'unconditional' or 'absolute'; 'absolutist' came to denote an advocate of absolute rule, and 'pro-absolutist' specifically denotes being 'for' that position.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a person who supports or advocates political absolutism (the concentration of unrestricted power in a single ruler or authority).
He was a well-known pro-absolutist who defended the monarch's unrestricted authority.
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Adjective 1
favoring or supporting absolutism or absolute authority.
The party took a pro-absolutist stance on centralizing power.
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