Hobbism

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hobbism \Hob"bism\, n.
     The philosophical system of Thomas Hobbes, an English
     materialist (1588-1679); esp., his political theory that the
     most perfect form of civil government is an absolute monarchy
     with despotic control over everything relating to law,
     morals, and religion.


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