Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The quality, fact, or condition of being universal.
- noun Universal inclusiveness in scope or range, especially great or unbounded versatility of the mind.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or character of being universal; unlimited application or extent.
- noun Unlimited adaptability; boundless versatility.
- noun The universe.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being universal; unlimited extension or application; generality; -- distinguished from
particularity
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun the property of being universal, common to all members of a class
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the quality of being universal; existing everywhere
Etymologies
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Examples
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But our knowledge of this universality is the fruit of revelation: God has shown himself to us.
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But our knowledge of this universality is the fruit of revelation: God has shown himself to us.
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But our knowledge of this universality is the fruit of revelation: God has shown himself to us.
Liturgy 2009
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Her concern about universality is completely logically consistent, given her premise.
The Volokh Conspiracy » The Double Standard of Libertarian Paternalism 2010
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Here point about universality is related to her concerns about class and shame.
The Volokh Conspiracy » The Double Standard of Libertarian Paternalism 2010
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Their voices deserve to be heard, not the least by the very peoples in the sphere of Globalization 1.0 where their political and commercial elites have, in the name of universality, robbed them of their heritages and their futures.
Nathan Gardels: Eric X. Li's Globalization 2.0 Nathan Gardels 2011
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In truth the idea of universality is already being rolled back.
Benefit cuts and fairness: We're all in this together… or are we? Toby Helm 2010
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The universality is a temporal aspect of representativeness, the frequency of cases (percentage of questions) when the opinion of a majority is represented.
"Model" Citizens 2009
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And universality is cheaper to administer than a means-tested system.
Benefit cuts and fairness: We're all in this together… or are we? Toby Helm 2010
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OpenVolokh: Here point about universality is related to her concerns about class and shame.
The Volokh Conspiracy » The Double Standard of Libertarian Paternalism 2010
bookhling commented on the word universality
I can not believe I am the first one to add this word. Come on, people!
July 13, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word universality
Same sense of surprise I had on meteoropathy.
July 13, 2008
yarb commented on the word universality
And I on commit.
July 13, 2008
mollusque commented on the word universality
And bookshelf and liked.
July 13, 2008
reesetee commented on the word universality
Whereas I do not like being addressed as "people."
July 21, 2008
dontcry commented on the word universality
Ditto on "people" -- but oddly enough, I don't mind being called "dude" (except by my son, for some reason...) -- it makes me feel hip.
*wondering if it's still hip to say "hip"*
*hoping it's still "hip to be square"*
July 21, 2008