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universalism
[ yoo-nuh-vur-suh-liz-uhm ]
noun
- universal character; universality.
- a universal range of knowledge, interests, or activities.
- (initial capital letter) the doctrine that emphasizes the universal fatherhood of God and the final salvation of all souls. Compare apocatastasis ( def 2 ).
Universalism
1/ ˌːɪˈɜːəˌɪə /
noun
- a system of religious beliefs maintaining that all men are predestined for salvation
universalism
2/ ˌːɪˈɜːəˌɪə /
noun
- a universal feature or characteristic
- another word for universality
- social welfare the principle that welfare services should be available to all by right, according to need, and not restricted by individual ability to pay, but funded by general contributions through taxes, rates, or national insurance payments
Derived Forms
- ˌԾˈ, nounadjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of universalism1
Example Sentences
Rather, as with her other novels, there’s a softhearted universalism to Lalami’s treatment of surveillance capitalism.
"The broad universalism standing at the center of the Gospel makes brotherhood morally inescapable," he said at a conference on Christian faith.
Mizrahi also understands the board’s equity analysis and the concept of “targeted universalism” that the district is trying to accomplish, she said.
While focusing on all students, the foundation is also tailoring some of its offerings to particular student groups — a principle called targeted universalism.
Membership plummeted to a few hundred by 2008 after Pearson began teaching what he called “the gospel of inclusion,” a form of universalism, which does not recognize hell.
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