1. making something absolute or treating it as having unlimited power or authority
Usage: present participle of absolutize; philosophical and academic contexts

Examples

• The philosopher warned against absolutizing any single moral principle.
• By absolutizing their cultural values, they failed to understand other perspectives.
• The critic accused the author of absolutizing Western ideals.
• Absolutizing scientific method can lead to scientism.
• The teacher emphasized not absolutizing any one interpretation of the text.
• Political movements often risk absolutizing their ideologies.