noun
enlightened absolutist
Historical term for a monarch who embraced Enlightenment ideas while maintaining absolute power. Archaic in modern political discourse; see also 啓蒙専制君主.
See also: 啓蒙専制君主
フリードリヒ大王は啓蒙絶対君主の代表例とされる。
Frederick the Great is considered a prime example of an enlightened absolutist.
Synonymous; 啓蒙絶対君主 is an older or less common variant.
Compound of 啓蒙 (enlightenment) + 絶対 (absolute) + 君主 (monarch). A calque from Western historical terminology.