Caesarism

American  

[see-zuh-riz-uhm] / ˈsi zəˌrɪz əm /

noun

1. absolute government; imperialism.

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Caesarism British  

/ ˈsiːzəˌrɪzəm /

noun

1. an autocratic system of government See also Bonapartism

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Other Word Forms

• Caesarist
  noun
• Caesaristic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of Caesarism

First recorded in 1595–1605; Caesar + -ism

Example Sentences

But its inevitable outcome, he argues, is mob rule, bitter factional division, the debasement of civic culture and finally some version of Caesarism.

From Salon • Jan. 5, 2025

For Anton, the coming of Caesarism — defined as “authoritarian one-man rule partially legitimized by necessity” — appears almost historically determined.

From Salon • Jan. 20, 2024

So the irony is that — it’s like Caesar, you know: Caesar died, Caesarism won.

From New York Times • Oct. 22, 2010

In The Decline of the West Oswald Spengler announced with a certain gloomy satisfaction that "the Caesarism that is to succeed approaches with quiet, firm step."

From Time Magazine Archive

Caesarism is human idolatry in its worst form—a worship of mere power, as degrading in its effects as the worship of mere wealth would be. 

From Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance by Smiles, Samuel