totalism

Meanings

Plural: totalisms

Noun

• the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government
• A social, economic and/or political system in which some authority (e.g. the state or "the market") wields absolute power; totalitarianism.
• A philosophy, ideology or belief system that is total in its scope, one that covers everything.
• Totality; (the) entirety (of something).
• Totalness, absoluteness; the characteristic of being absolute in nature or scope.

Synonyms

absolutism, totalitarianism

Related Words

totalist, totalistic