absolutize
Render totally absolute
To absolutize is to treat something as absolute—unconditional, universal, or beyond question.
The term appears in philosophical and theological discussions where someone elevates a relative or contingent thing to the status of an unchanging truth: Critics accused him of absolutizing Western values.
Often carries a note of criticism, suggesting the elevation is unwarranted.
Treat abstraction as concrete
- essentializeReduce to fundamentals
- universalizeMake broadly applicable
- totalizeSum into one figure
- objectifyTreat as mere thing
substantiate · eternalize · idealize · abstract · decontextualize · generalize · fixate · ossify
Incapable of being wrong
- conclusiveEnding all debate
- definitiveSettling a question finally
- unquestionableCannot be challenged
- irrefutableImpossible to disprove
indubitable · undeniable · categorical · unequivocal · unassailable · axiomatic · self-evident · immutable
reify
Treat abstraction as concrete
- essentializeReduce to fundamentals
- universalizeMake broadly applicable
- totalizeSum into one figure
objectify · substantiate · eternalize · idealize · abstract · decontextualize · generalize · fixate · ossify · crystallize
infallible
Incapable of being wrong
- conclusiveEnding all debate
- definitiveSettling a question finally
- unquestionableCannot be challenged
irrefutable · indubitable · undeniable · categorical · unequivocal · unassailable · axiomatic · self-evident · immutable · dogmatic
deify
Worship as sacred
- divinizeMake into a god
- sanctifyMake officially holy
- consecrateMake sacred officially
idolize · worship · venerate · exalt · glorify · sacralize · beatify · canonize · transcend · eternalize
dictate
Give orders imperiously
proclaim · pronounce · dogmatize · pontificate · assert · declare · prescribe · rule · command · dominate
absolutizerelativize
Make context-dependent
contextualize · particularize · situate · historicize · localize
absolution, absolutism, absolutist, absolutions, absolutisms