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absolute
Noun
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An absolute is something that will always exist.
Death is considered to be an absolute.
absolute
Adjective
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If something is absolute, it is complete or total.
The light went out and he was in absolute darkness.
decree
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noun
(= order)
a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there
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verb
issue a decree
The King only can decree
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verb
decide with authority
The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed