(theology) Doctrine of preordination; doctrine of absolute decrees; doctrine that God acts in an absolute manner.

(ecclesiastical) An absolving of sins from ecclesiastical penalties by an authority. / The forgiveness of sins, in a general sense. / The form of words by which a penitent is absolved.

Obsolete spelling of absolute

present participle of absolutize

simple past tense and past participle of absolutize

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of absolutize

(transitive) To make absolute.

plural of absolutism

plural of absolution

(grammar) Of or pertaining to the grammatical case used to indicate the patient or experiencer of a verb’s action. / (rare) Of, exhibiting, or pertaining to absolution; absolutory, absolving.