[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/absolute.html)

[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/) / absolute

[← A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/A/)

# absolute

«absolute» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **total, complete, as much as possible: absolute silence** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (absolute); noun (an absolute — formal, rare)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Absolute means total, complete, as much as possible: absolute silence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/absolute/#m1)

2) Certain and not changing: an absolute rule. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/absolute/#m2)

3) (maths) The absolute value of a number is its distance from zero, always positive or zero. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/absolute/#m3)

4) An absolute ruler has complete power. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/absolute/#m4)

5) (informal) Used for force: an absolute disaster, an absolute legend. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/absolute/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In maths: absolute value |−5| = 5; in science: absolute zero (the coldest possible temperature); in everyday talk to make a word stronger; in history: absolute monarchs.

### examples

- The Zohar represents absolute truth, and the Sepher Jezirah provides the means by which we may seize, appropriate and make use of it." (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/absolute/#x1)
- However, this is grammatically peculiar, as immot is usually only the construct plural of אֵם em 'mother', whose absolute plural is rather אִמָּהוֹת immahot. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/absolute/#x2)
- 23) The ancient philosophers maintained that if God is the first cause, and He is necessarily, He, the immediate effect of Him, as an absolute unity, (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/absolute/#x3)
- There was absolute silence during the test. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/absolute/#x4)
- The absolute value of minus seven is seven. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/absolute/#x5)
- Nothing can be colder than absolute zero. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/absolute/#x6)
- The king had absolute power. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/absolute/#x7)
- That party was an absolute disaster! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/absolute/#x8)
- You're an absolute star for helping. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/absolute/#x9)
- Safety is an absolute must on the trip. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/absolute/#x10)

### note

Not used with «more» or «very». In maths |x| means absolute value: |−3| = 3 and |3| = 3; distances use it so they are never negative. Adverb: absolutely.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «absolute» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/absolute/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.