Euthyphro

The authoritative definition is defined on then WorldNet online dictionary (www.dict.org/bin/Dict) as “a definition provided by an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty.” This definition given captures the essence of how an authoritarian definition is provided, but lacks the implications of the phrase though. The authoritarian definition is a vague judgment that is handed down by a higher authority and is merely accepted to be truth because of that …

…entirely bad as long as it is understood as one. It provides a well-grounded foundation of a definition, due to the years of research and study on the subject by the trusted authority, which can be dissected and analyzed for its true essence. If taken as the truth without regard for its lack of sound foundation, it provides the individual no help in achieving a firm, subjective definition of truth and its meaning to humanity.