universalistic
adjective
uni·ver·sal·is·tic
ˌyü-nə-ˌvər-sə-ˈli-stik 
: of or relating to the whole : universal in scope or nature
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The study participants consistently associated being calm, conscientious, universalistic, agreeable, warm, secure, traditional and conforming with being a good person, more than with being a cool person.
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Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 4 July 2025
Moreover, recent research has revealed that rural Americans have developed a sense of obligation that is more focused on local in-groups, in contrast with a more universalistic sense of moral obligation found among urban dwellers.
—Jonathan Rodden, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2020
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
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.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 28 Apr. 2010
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Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 4 July 2025
Moreover, recent research has revealed that rural Americans have developed a sense of obligation that is more focused on local in-groups, in contrast with a more universalistic sense of moral obligation found among urban dwellers.
—Jonathan Rodden, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2020
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
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.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 28 Apr. 2010
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“Universalistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/universalistic. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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