Thus he and his followers resisted political absolutism and paved the way for the rise of modern democracy.

These are separate from public and political applications with their suggestion of laws enforced to the letter, or political absolutism.

In this way, he and his followers stood in the vanguard of resistance to political absolutism and furthered the cause of democracy.

Work began in 1753, and the foundation stone was laid in place in 1760 at the 100 year celebration of political absolutism in Denmark.

The Revolution represented the most significant and dramatic challenge to political absolutism up to that point in history and spread democratic ideals throughout Europe and ultimately the world.

With the physiocrats, he believed in an enlightened political absolutism, and looked to the king to carry through all reforms.

In this way, Calvin and his followers resisted political absolutism and furthered the growth of democracy.

However Gell, a Presbyterian, was opposed to the king's attempts to reform the church on High Church lines and to his political absolutism, and chose Parliament.

On this basis, he constructed a system of political absolutism.

It is one of the purest expressions of the branch of political absolutism which historians have labeled "Divine Right Absolute Monarchy."