absolute
noun/ˈæbsəluːt/
/ˈæbsəluːt/
- an idea or a principle that is believed to be true or relevant in any circumstances
- Right and wrong are, for her, moral absolutes.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin absolutus ‘freed, unrestricted’, past participle of absolvere ‘set free, acquit’, from ab- ‘from’ + solvere ‘loosen’.Definitions on the go
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