verb
- made absolute or treated as absolute; converted into something that is considered complete, perfect, or without qualification
Usage: past tense and past participle of absolutize; philosophical and academic contexts
Examples
- The philosopher absolutized the concept of truth, claiming it was unchanging.
- Critics argued that the theory had been absolutized beyond reasonable limits.
- The religious doctrine was absolutized by its followers.
- She absolutized her personal beliefs into universal principles.
- The political ideology became absolutized over time.
- The scientific theory was wrongly absolutized as infallible fact.