| ABSOLUTION | • absolution n. (Ecclesiastical) An absolving of sins from ecclesiastical penalties by an authority. • absolution n. The forgiveness of sins, in a general sense. • absolution n. The form of words by which a penitent is absolved. |
| ABSOLUTISE | • absolutise v. Non-Oxford British spelling standard spelling of absolutize. • ABSOLUTISE v. to make absolute, also ABSOLUTIZE. |
| ABSOLUTISM | • absolutism n. (Theology) Doctrine of preordination; doctrine of absolute decrees; doctrine that God acts in an absolute manner. • absolutism n. (Political science, sociology) The principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; despotism. • absolutism n. (Philosophy) Belief in a metaphysical absolute; belief in Absolute. |
| ABSOLUTIST | • absolutist n. One who is in favor of an absolute or autocratic government. • absolutist n. (Metaphysics) One who believes that it is possible to realize a cognition or concept of the Absolute. • absolutist n. An uncompromising person; one who maintains certain principles to be absolute. |
| ABSOLUTIVE | • absolutive adj. (Grammar) Of or pertaining to the grammatical case used to indicate the patient or experiencer of a verb’s action. • absolutive adj. (Rare) Of, exhibiting, or pertaining to absolution; absolutory, absolving. • absolutive n. (Grammar) The absolutive case, or a phrase that uses it. |
| ABSOLUTIZE | • absolutize v. (Transitive) To make absolute. • ABSOLUTIZE v. to make absolute. |
| DEVOLUTION | • devolution n. A rolling down. • devolution n. A descent, especially one that passes through a series of revolutions, or by succession. • devolution n. The transference of a right to a successor, or of a power from one body to another. |
| EVOLUTIONS | • evolutions n. Plural of evolution. • EVOLUTION n. the cumulative change in the genetic composition of a population of an organism over succeeding generations. |
| EXSOLUTION | • exsolution n. (Geology) The process in which a solution of molten rocks separates into its constituents upon cooling. • EXSOLUTION n. relaxation. |
| INVOLUTING | • involuting v. Present participle of involute. • INVOLUTE v. to roll or curl up. |
| INVOLUTION | • involution n. Entanglement; a spiralling inwards; intricacy. • involution n. A complicated grammatical construction. • involution n. (Mathematics) An endofunction whose square is equal to the identity function; a function equal to its inverse. |
| OBVOLUTION | • OBVOLUTION n. the state of being obvolute, having a margin that alternately overlaps and is overlapped by that of an opposing leaf. |
| OBVOLUTIVE | • OBVOLUTIVE adj. of a leaf etc., having a margin that alternately overlaps and is overlapped by that of an opposing leaf, also OBVOLUTE, OBVOLUTED. |
| RESOLUTION | • resolution n. A strong will, determination. • resolution n. The state of being resolute. • resolution n. A statement of intent, a vow. |
| RESOLUTIVE | • resolutive adj. Serving to dissolve or relax. • RESOLUTIVE adj. serving to dissolve or relax. |
| REVOLUTION | • revolution n. A political upheaval in a government or state characterized by great change. • revolution n. The removal and replacement of a government, especially by sudden violent action. • revolution n. Rotation: the turning of an object around an axis, one complete turn of an object during rotation. |
| SOLUTIONAL | • solutional adj. Relating to a solution (to a problem). • solutional adj. Relating to, or formed by, the process of dissolving. • SOLUTIONAL adj. relating to a solution. |
| SOLUTIONED | • solutioned v. Simple past tense and past participle of solution. • SOLUTION v. to provide with a solution. |