Caesarism

[ see-zuh-riz-uhm ]

noun

1. absolute government; imperialism.

Caesarism

/ ˈsiːzəˌrɪzəm /

noun

1. an autocratic system of government See also Bonapartism

Derived Forms

• ˈCaesarist, noun
• ˌCaesarˈistic, adjective

Other Words From

• Caesar·ist noun adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Caesarism¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; Caesar + -ism

Example Sentences

It was an act of Caesarism which tended to reduce the whole episcopate to the entire will of the State.

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Caesarism remained true to the character imposed upon it by its origin.

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And you will see it; you will see Caesarism drowned in the very blood it has shed.

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Jacobinism brings with it Caesarism; the rule of the tongue leads to the rule of the sword.

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The Hohenzollern Imperialism towers like the black threat of a new Caesarism over all the world.

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