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Caesarism

[ see-zuh-riz-uhm ]

noun

  1. absolute government; imperialism.


Caesarism

/ ˈsiːzəˌrɪzəm /

noun

  1. an autocratic system of government See also Bonapartism
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈCaesarist, noun
  • ˌCaesarˈistic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • Caesar·ist noun adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Caesarism1

First recorded in 1595–1605; Caesar + -ism
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Example Sentences

It was an act of Caesarism which tended to reduce the whole episcopate to the entire will of the State.

Caesarism remained true to the character imposed upon it by its origin.

And you will see it; you will see Caesarism drowned in the very blood it has shed.

Jacobinism brings with it Caesarism; the rule of the tongue leads to the rule of the sword.

The Hohenzollern Imperialism towers like the black threat of a new Caesarism over all the world.

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