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universalism

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for universalism.

Editorial note

Boy, that list looks pretty similar to the principles of Unitarian Universalism (full disclosure, born and raised).

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

The state of being universal; universality.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of universalism gathered in one view.

noun

The state of being universal; universality.

noun

A doctrine of universal salvation.

noun

The religion of the Universalist Church of America.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for universalism.

noun

The state of being universal; universality.

noun

A doctrine of universal salvation.

noun

The religion of the Universalist Church of America.

noun

Unitarian Universalism.

Example sentences

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Boy, that list looks pretty similar to the principles of Unitarian Universalism (full disclosure, born and raised).

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Lots of people have claimed ungodly sources of moral objectivity/universalism (usually nature, or reason, or some such).

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In its quest for world domination, American liberal universalism is similar to its chief 20th century rival, international communism.

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Its idealization, universalism, utopism and ignorace of the cultural ooerating system vs prgmatism in its purest form.

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The article's emphasis on rights-based Enlightenment-style universalism still makes a lot of assumptions about the similarity of all possible minds.

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Thinking that Freedom of speech as the US knows it is the way to go everywhere is universalism, pure and simple.

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Unitarian Universalism is however a religion and one an Atheist could become a part of...

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But go ahead tell me that humanist universalism is actually what’s on the upswing.

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I don't think moral realism / moral universalism would claim that whether something is morally ok depends on where (I.e.

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People who try to spin him as some trans-human wise sage of universalism seem to me like the people who see Jesus in toast.

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To get that experience I would challenge PG to go around the internet and debate something like universalism vs nominalism.

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Or is the ultimate sin not pretending that universalism is productive?

Quote examples

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Science has shifted, depending on the discipline, from a colonial universalism perspective to one that accepts that “the truth” varies and can be a local phenomenon.

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Universalism is wrong, granted, but that's not even the crux of it; the issue is that the "groups" you're likely referring to are also, in most cases, arbitrary logical constructs.

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I was a bit sorry about that because I thought it would have been interesting to critique "universalism" on its own merits, rather than the term generally only being mentioned by its detractors.

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If running government-funded research to maximize the opportunities for native born people is “fascism,” then every country in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East is “fascist.” Borderless universalism is a niche idea even in the west, and virtually non-existent outside it.

Proper noun examples

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This is a decent summary of Unitarian Universalism.

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Unitarian-Universalism is a big tent which includes both a (heterodox, from the perspective of mainstream Christianity, which is Trinitarian) branch of Christianity and a diverse array of non-Christian congregations.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use universalism in a sentence?

Boy, that list looks pretty similar to the principles of Unitarian Universalism (full disclosure, born and raised).

What does universalism mean?

The state of being universal; universality.

What part of speech is universalism?

universalism is commonly used as noun.