Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Universal in character or scope.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of, relating to, or affecting the whole; universal.
- [capitalized] Of or pertaining to Universalism; Universalist.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the whole; universal.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to
universalism .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to or tending toward universalism
- adjective of or relating to the whole
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Examples
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'universalistic' salvation to be stated it was here.
Irish Calvinist 2009
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At the dawn of the 21st century, the liberal, universalistic ethic is being challenged by many thoughtful people.
Rabbi Sid Schwarz: The Necessity of Jewish Values in the Contemporary World Rabbi Sid Schwarz 2010
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[Many leftist critics of Israel] think the Jews have stubbornly chosen to maintain a particularistic, Judeo-centric ideology – in this case Zionism – despite being offered a more rational, enlightened, universalistic, and pacifistic ideology by more enlightened folk.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Jews, Liberalism, Nationalism–Some Interesting Historical Continuities 2010
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At the dawn of the 21st century, the liberal, universalistic ethic is being challenged by many thoughtful people.
Rabbi Sid Schwarz: The Necessity of Jewish Values in the Contemporary World Rabbi Sid Schwarz 2010
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Together with the young Israeli academic and New York University professor Liel Leibovitz, Todd Gitlin, one of our finest intellectuals and - to me at least -- the most authentic and simpatico voice of the genuinely democratic and universalistic American Left, offers us a thought-provoking book that deserves much attention and debate.
Andrei Markovits: The Chosen Peoples: America, Israel and the Ordeals of Divine Elections 2010
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Together with the young Israeli academic and New York University professor Liel Leibovitz, Todd Gitlin, one of our finest intellectuals and - to me at least -- the most authentic and simpatico voice of the genuinely democratic and universalistic American Left, offers us a thought-provoking book that deserves much attention and debate.
Andrei Markovits: The Chosen Peoples: America, Israel and the Ordeals of Divine Elections 2010
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In Israel, he notes, 'humane, universalistic Zionism does not wield power.
Dan Fleshler: Correct Diagnosis, Wrong Cure for American Jewish Passivity 2010
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Many leftist critics of Israel think the Jews have stubbornly chosen to maintain a particularistic, Judeo-centric ideology–in this case Zionism–despite being offered a more rational, enlightened, universalistic, and pacifistic ideology by more enlightened folk.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Jews, Liberalism, Nationalism–Some Interesting Historical Continuities 2010
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Together with the young Israeli academic and New York University professor Liel Leibovitz, Todd Gitlin, one of our finest intellectuals and - to me at least -- the most authentic and simpatico voice of the genuinely democratic and universalistic American Left, offers us a thought-provoking book that deserves much attention and debate.
Andrei Markovits: The Chosen Peoples: America, Israel and the Ordeals of Divine Elections 2010
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Together with the young Israeli academic and New York University professor Liel Leibovitz, Todd Gitlin, one of our finest intellectuals and - to me at least -- the most authentic and simpatico voice of the genuinely democratic and universalistic American Left, offers us a thought-provoking book that deserves much attention and debate.
Andrei Markovits: The Chosen Peoples: America, Israel and the Ordeals of Divine Elections 2010
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