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osed from any limitation or condition; uncontrolled; unrestricted; unconditional; as, absolute authority, monarchy, sovereignty, an absolute promise or command; absolute power; an absolute monarch.

In an absolute, independent, or unconditional manner; wholly; positively.

The quality of being absolute; independence of everything extraneous; unlimitedness; absolute power; independent reality; positiveness.

ee from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense. "Government . . . granting absolution to the nation." Froude.

The state of being absolute; the system or doctrine of the absolute; the principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; despotism. The element of absolutism and prelacy was controlling. Palfrey.

One who is in favor of an absolute or autocratic government.

Pertaining to absolutism; absolutist.

Serving to absolve; absolving. "An absolutory sentence." Ayliffe.

A vinegar cup; socket of the hip bone; a measure of about one eighth of a pint, etc.

The upper surface of the toes, individually.

See Affluxion.

A rolling toward something. [R.]

The god of the winds.

A club or association of persons interested in aëronautics.

A flowing to or towards; a concourse; an influx. The affluence of young nobles from hence into Spain. Wotton. There is an unusual affluence of strangers this year. Carlyle.

Affluence. [Obs.] Addison.

Flowing to; flowing abundantly. "Affluent blood." Harvey.

Abundantly; copiously.

Great plenty. [R.]

A flowing towards; that which flows to; as, an afflux of blood to the head.