Home › Words › C › caesarismcaesarism/ˈsiːzəɹɪzəm/caesarism means autocracy.caesarism is pronounced /ˈsiːzəɹɪzəm/.EtymologyFrom Caesar + -ism. Piecewise doublet of tsarism.nounautocracydemocratic dictatorshipDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.caesarship 91% match — autocracy; Caesarism vs caesarism →caesarist 72% match — Of or pertaining to Caesarism vs caesarism →autocratism 64% match — Ideology that supports autocracy; autocracy. vs caesarism →autocratoric 63% match — autocratic vs caesarism →caesardom 63% match — Behaviour or atmosphere reminiscent of Julius Caesar, Roman general and statesman. vs caesarism →autocratorical 63% match — autocratic vs caesarism →caudilloism 62% match — Rule by a caudillo. vs caesarism →caesaropapalism 61% match — Synonym of caesaropapism. vs caesarism →