14 July 2019

Word of the Day: Authoritarianism

AUTHORITARIANISM. A theory of knowledge that favours acceptance of authority in preference to use of one's own reason. Also the tendency to subject people to authority as opposed to allowing them individual freedom. The term "authoritarian" is commonly used by those who dislike the Church's exercise of her teaching authority, especially in moral matters.

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