ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Universalist

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Universalist is an adjective meaning Universal in scope.

Meaning

Universal in scope.

More Meanings

  1. A proponent of universalism.
  2. (religion, US, paganism, Germanic paganism) Following a form of neopaganism, especially Germanic neopaganism, that is supportive of minorities and marginalized groups.

Example Sentences

In tracing the relationships between Western Modernism and the arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas, the curators took a universalist approach.

Word Forms

Synonyms for universalist

Depending on context, synonyms include universalistic.

Antonyms for universalist

Common opposites include particularist, folkish.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include universalistic, unitarian, ecumenical, socialist, inclusive, unit.

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