absolutism

(noun) dominance through threat of punishment and violence. Synonyms: tyranny, despotism.

(noun) a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.). Synonyms: dictatorship, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny.

(noun) the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government. Synonyms: totalitarianism, totalism.

(noun) the doctrine of an absolute being.