universalistic
adjective
uni·ver·sal·is·tic
ˌyü-nə-ˌvər-sə-ˈli-stik 
: of or relating to the whole : universal in scope or nature
Examples of universalistic in a Sentence
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Prothero suggests that this universalistic model denies the deep reality of sectarian difference in belief, practice and outlook, and tends to be favored by those of liberal bent at ease with multiculturalism.
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Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 28 Apr. 2010
Until then, the inhabitants of the Korean Peninsula had thought of themselves as junior members of a universalistic Confucian cultural sphere.
—Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2016
Rashi turns a universalistic story into a nationalistic one.
—Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 21 Oct. 2019
One of the beauties of our tradition is that Judaism has nationalistic as well as universalistic dimensions.
—Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 11 Nov. 2019
This sets up a key identity struggle between a universalistic notion of the Catholic Church and a yearning for a distinctive black identity.
—Emma Green, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2017
Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 28 Apr. 2010
Until then, the inhabitants of the Korean Peninsula had thought of themselves as junior members of a universalistic Confucian cultural sphere.
—Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2016
Rashi turns a universalistic story into a nationalistic one.
—Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 21 Oct. 2019
One of the beauties of our tradition is that Judaism has nationalistic as well as universalistic dimensions.
—Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 11 Nov. 2019
This sets up a key identity struggle between a universalistic notion of the Catholic Church and a yearning for a distinctive black identity.
—Emma Green, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2017
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Word History
First Known Use
1872, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near universalistic
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“Universalistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/universalistic. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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