universalistic

adjective

uni·​ver·​sal·​is·​tic ˌyü-nə-ˌvər-sə-ˈli-stik How to pronounce universalistic (audio)
: of or relating to the whole : universal in scope or nature

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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 These critics, most prominent among them the journalist Guillaume Faye, believe that the ENR’s high-minded, universalistic rhetoric about difference is a sham. George Hawley, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 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 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

Word History

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of universalistic was in 1872

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“Universalistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/universalistic. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.

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