Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to Universalism: as, Universalist views.
- noun One who, professing the Christian faith, believes that all mankind will eventually be redeemed from sin and suffering, and brought back to holiness and God.
- noun [lowercase] One who affects to understand everything.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to Unversalists of their doctrines.
- noun (Theol.) One who believes in Universalism; one of a denomination of Christians holding this faith.
- noun obsolete One who affects to understand all the particulars in statements or propositions.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A follower of
Universalism
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- adjective of or relating to or tending toward universalism
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Examples
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For to be a Universalist is oftentim [e] s only to have a pretext for not being a christian.
Advice to soldiers, William Royal 1865
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Can anyone add or change, confirm, etc what was the first church with the name Universalist?
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It has never identified as Universalist and reports everywhere that it is
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I'm just trying to figure out what interpretation of "Universalist" you're using, if you think it means embracing and loving less than the whole universe.
Philocrites: Guardian's religion reporter says farewell, faith shaken. 2007
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"Universalist" sounds too hippy and/or wishy-washy.
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His theology was Arian and 'Universalist' (i.e. holding the doctrine of a final universal salvation); his Anti-Calvinism came out forcibly in his protests against the revivalist excesses.
Unitarianism W.G. Tarrant 1890
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I am not clear how this could be achieved unless you match religion and culture (or perhaps only allow families that are Unitarian Universalist, although that could even be a mismatch if the background of the child is a fundamental branch of organized religion).
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Why then did I encourage my church, Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Church to make a special offering to help NAMCC build their Mosque?
Rev. Chuck Freeman: Why Help Build a Mosque I Have Core Differences With? Rev. Chuck Freeman 2010
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As a Unitarian Universalist I worship at the altar of everyone and no one.
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As a Universalist, I believe that whatever you believe in or believe to be God is correct.
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