n One who is in favor of an absolute or autocratic government. (defdate|First attested in the mid 19th century.)(reference-book | last =| first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | editor =Brown, Lesley | others = | title = The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary | origdate = | origyear = 1933| origmonth = | url = | format = | accessdate = | accessyear = | accessmonth = | edition = 5th | date = | year =2003| month = | publisher =Oxford University Press | location =Oxford, UK | language = | id = | doi = | isbn =978-0-19-860575-7 | lccn = | ol = | pages =9| chapter = | chapterurl = | quote =)
n (context|metaphysics) One who believes that it is possible to realize a cognition or concept of the Absolute. (defdate|First attested in the mid 19th century.)
n An uncompromising person; one who maintains certain principles to be absolute. (defdate|First attested in the early 20th century.)
a Of or pertaining to absolutism; arbitrary; despotic; uncompromising. (defdate|First attested in the mid 19th century.)