Caesarism

[ see-zuh-riz-uhm ]

/ ˈsi zəˌrɪz əm /

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noun

absolute government; imperialism.

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Origin of Caesarism

First recorded in 1595–1605; Caesar + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM Caesarism

Cae·sar·ist, noun, adjective

Words nearby Caesarism

Caesaraugusta, Caesarea, Caesarea Mazaca, Caesarean, Caesarean section, Caesarism, caesaropapism, Caesar salad, caesious, caesium, caesium clock

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How to use Caesarism in a sentence

It was an act of Caesarism which tended to reduce the whole episcopate to the entire will of the State.
The War Upon Religion|Rev. Francis A. Cunningham
Caesarism remained true to the character imposed upon it by its origin.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3|Various
And you will see it; you will see Caesarism drowned in the very blood it has shed.
The New York Times Current History: the European War, February, 1915|Various
Jacobinism brings with it Caesarism; the rule of the tongue leads to the rule of the sword.
Amiel's Journal|Henri-Frdric Amiel

The Hohenzollern Imperialism towers like the black threat of a new Caesarism over all the world.
What is Coming?|H. G. Wells

British Dictionary definitions for Caesarism

Caesarism

/ (ˈsiːzəˌrɪzəm) /

noun

an autocratic system of governmentSee also Bonapartism

Derived forms of Caesarism

Caesarist, nounCaesaristic, adjective

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