a person who supports a political system in which a leader or government has total power at all times 专制制度;专制政体 The absolutist, Joseph II (1780–90), who succeeded Maria Theresa, failed in his reforms. 接替玛利亚·特蕾莎的专制主义者约瑟夫二世(1780-1790)的改革失败了。
a person who believes that a political, religious or moral principle is true in all circumstances (政治、宗教、道德上的)绝对主义,绝对论,绝对原则 He was a moral absolutist with little patience for shades of grey—or for dissent. 他是一个道德绝对主义者,对灰色阴影或异议缺乏耐心。