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absolution noun

  /æb.səˈljuː.ʃn̩/ , /ˌæb.səˈl(j)u.ʃn̩/
  • (ecclesiastical) An absolving of sins from ecclesiastical penalties by an authority. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]
  • The form of words by which a penitent is absolved. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
  • An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
  • (civil, _, legal, obsolete) An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring an accused person innocent. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
 absolución

absolute adjective

  /absəˈl(j)uːt/ , /absəˈlɪʊ̯t/ , /æb.səˈluːt/ , /əbzəˈl(j)uʈ/ , /ˈab-/ , /ˈabsə(ˌ)l(j)uːt/ , /ˈabzəl(j)uʈ/ , /ˈap.sə.lʉwt/ , /ˈæb.sə.ljuːt/ , /ˈæb.sə.luːt/ , /ˈæb.səˌlut/ , /ˈæp-/ , /ˌæb.səˈlut/
  • Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions; unconditional. [first attested in the late 1400s]
  • Characteristic of an absolutist ruler: domineering, peremptory. [first attested in the mid 1500s]
  • Pure, free from mixture or adulteration; unmixed. [first attested in the mid 1500s]
  • (especially, philosophy) Fundamental, ultimate, intrinsic; not relative; independent of references or relations to other things or standards. [first attested in the late 1700s]
  • (grammar) Not immediately dependent on the other parts of the sentence; not in a syntactical relation with other parts of a text, or qualifying the text as a whole rather than any single word in it, like "it being over" in "it being over, she left". [first attested around 1350 to 1470]
 absoluto
  • Free from imperfection, perfect, complete; especially, perfectly embodying a quality in its essential characteristics or to its highest degree. [first attested around 1400]
 completo, pleno, absoluto

absolutely adverb

  /ab-/ , /ˈap.səˌlʉʊt.lɪi/ , /ˈæb.səˌl(j)uːt.li/ , /ˈæb.səˌlut.li/ , /ˌap.səˈlʉʊt.lɪi/ , /ˌæb.səˈl(j)uːt.li/ , /ˌæb.səˈlut.li/
  • In an absolute or unconditional manner; utterly, positively, wholly.
 absolutamente, totalmente

absolutism noun

  /ˈæb.sə.ljuː.tɪz.m̩/ , /ˈæb.sə.luː.tɪz.m̩/ , /ˈæb.səˌljuˌtɪz.m̩/ , /ˈæb.səˌluˌtɪz.m̩/
  • (political science, sociology) The principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; Synonym of despotism. [First attested in the early 19th century.]
 absolutismo

absolutely interjection

  /ab-/ , /ˈap.səˌlʉʊt.lɪi/ , /ˈæb.səˌl(j)uːt.li/ , /ˈæb.səˌlut.li/ , /ˌap.səˈlʉʊt.lɪi/ , /ˌæb.səˈl(j)uːt.li/ , /ˌæb.səˈlut.li/
  • Yes, certainly; expression indicating strong agreement.
 absolutamente

absoluteness noun

  /ab.səˈluːt.nəs/ , /ˈab.sə.luːt.nəs/ , /ˈæb.səˌlut.nəs/
  • (obsolete) The fact of being finished or perfected; completeness. [Attested from the mid 16th century until the 17th century.]
  • The fact of being without qualifications or conditions; certainty, unconditionality. [First attested in the 17th century.]
 absolutidad

absolutive

absolutivo

absolutive adjective

  /ˌæbsəˈluːtɪv/
  • (grammar) Of or pertaining to the grammatical case prototypically used to indicate the sole argument of an intransitive verb, and the more patientive argument of a transitive verb.
 caso absolutivo
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