ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ABSOLUTE
From Latin absolūtus unconditional, freed from, from absolvere.
WHAT DOES ABSOLUTE MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Definition of absolute in the English dictionary
The first definition of absolute in the dictionary is complete; perfect. Other definition of absolute is free from limitations, restrictions, or exceptions; unqualified. Absolute is also having unlimited authority; despotic.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ABSOLUTE»
The term «absolute» is very widely used and occupies the
5.030 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
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10 QUOTES WITH «ABSOLUTE»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
absolute.
The fate of every democracy, of every government based on the sovereignty of the people, depends on the choices it makes between these opposite principles, absolute power on the one hand, and on the other the restraints of legality and the authority of tradition.
It's always performing for me. I write and I record so I can perform. It all ties to that. I've done it since I was a little kid. That's my absolute rush, is playing for different people every night, bringing something else to the table they've never seen.
I tell my students you have an absolute right to write about people you know and love. You do. But the kicker is you have a responsibility to make the characters large enough that you will not have sinned against them.
Horror is the future. And you cannot be afraid. You must push everything to the absolute limit, or else life will be boring. People will be boring. Horror is like a serpent: always shedding its skin, always changing. And it will always come back. It can't be hidden away like the guilty secrets we try to keep in our subconscious.
A jealous lover of human liberty, deeming it the absolute condition of all that we admire and respect in humanity, I reverse the phrase of Voltaire, and say that, if God really existed, it would be necessary to abolish him.
I'm not a trained chef, so I end up making stuff up. It either turns out brilliant or an absolute disaster. I just go for it.
Most writers flinch at the thought of being completely honest about themselves. So absolute honesty is what marks the true modern.
No sex, age, or condition is above or below the absolute necessity of modesty; but without it one vastly beneath the rank of man.
Oh, this absolute loneliness and the game - loving to play the game, loving to go and tell stories to men that certainly weren't true, just for the sport of it, just to see how they would react.
Representation of the world, like the world itself, is the work of men; they describe it from their own point of view, which they confuse with the absolute truth.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ABSOLUTE»
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absolute in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
absolute and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Android Apps for
Absolute Beginners
Anybody can start building simple apps for the Android platform, and this book will show you how!
2
Absolute Music and the Construction of Meaning
This book is born out of two contradictions: first, it explores the making of meaning in a musical form that was made to lose its meaning at the turn of the nineteenth century; secondly, it is a history of a music that claims to have no ...
3
The Literary
Absolute: The Theory of Literature in German ...
The first authoritative study of the emergence of the modern concept of literature in German romanticism.
Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe, Jean-Luc Nancy, 1988
4
Absolute Beginner's Guide to Computer Basics
New edition of best-seller shows users how to get the most out of their PCs And The Internet – updated to cover Vista.
5
iPhone and iPad Apps for
Absolute Beginners
Anybody can start building simple applications for the iPhone and iPad, and this book will show you how. This book takes you to getting your first applications up and running using plain English and practical examples.
6
PHP for
Absolute Beginners
PHP for Absolute Beginners starts slowly and covers everything you need to know about beginning web development using PHP. Even the most inexperienced web developer will find this book accessible.
A twentieth century cult classic, Absolute Beginners remains the style bible for anyone interested in Mod culture and paints a vivid picture of a changing society with insight and sensitivity.
8
Absolute Khushwant: The Low-down on Life, Death, and Most ...
About the Book : - One of the great icons of our time, Khushwant Singh, 95, is a man of contradictions.
Khushwant Singh, Humra Quraishi, 2010
9
The Idea of
Absolute Music
"Essential reading for anyone interested in the larger intellectual framework in which Romantic music found its place, a framework that to a remarkable degree has continued to shape our image of music."—Robert P. Morgan, Yale University ...
10
The Possibility of an
Absolute Architecture
Architectural form reconsidered in light of a unitary conception of architecture and the city.
Pier Vittorio Aureli, 2011
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ABSOLUTE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
absolute is used in the context of the following news items.
Our Greek referendum offers catastrophe or absolute catastrophe …
So we get to choose today. Some choice – between a catastrophe and an absolute catastrophe. But at least now we appear to be arriving at a ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Fellow Pilot On Loss Of Flight For Life Pilot: 'It's An Absolute Tragedy'
GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4) – Vietnam-era pilots gathered in Golden Saturday evening to remember one of their own who died in a Flight For Life ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
Video: Kevin Doyle grabs first MLS goal with an absolute doozy of a …
The Irish striker scored the decisive goal in a 2-1 victory at home to the Vancouver Whitecaps. Doyle made an almighty leap to nod the ball past ... «SportsJOE, Jul 15»
Pic: An absolute chancer is trying to sell Ireland's shoddiest saw
Any carpenter, craftsman or labourer will know that wear and tear on your tools is just one of those day-to-day things tha'S to be expected with the job. While I'm ... «JOE, Jul 15»
Churning no absolute
Two actors are at Kumbh Mela, searching for Kalki — the Destroyer of Filth and final incarnation of Lord Vishnu. They don't know for how long ... «The Asian Age, Jul 15»
Absolute Communications ramps up expansion strategy with 3A …
Dubai - UAE and India-based international corporate communications firm Absolute Communications hasforged a strategic partnership with 3A ... «Zawya, Jul 15»
Absolute Natural Stones forced to move a second time for Kellogg …
Brothers Nazir, left, and Ammar Jesri have to move their Absolute Natural Stones business for the second time in a year to make way for ... «Wichita Eagle, Jul 15»
Donald Trump is on an absolute roll after wild week filled with Twitter …
disrupted the 2016 presidential race, two weeks after his entry — and this week's string of events proves this in remarkable clarity. Notably ... «Business Insider Australia, Jul 15»
Roadworks on the Tamar Bridge described as 'absolute madness'
Motorists heading in and out of Devon and Cornwall can expect delays this weekend as work is being carried out on the Tamar Bridge. «Western Morning News, Jul 15»
Separatists term Dulat's revelations 'absolute lie'
After mainstream political parties, it was the two main separatist leaders who denied the claims made by former RA&W chief AS Dulat, saying ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
