unitive

American  

[yoo-ni-tiv] / ˈyu nɪ tɪv /

adjective

1. capable of causing unity or serving to unite.

2. marked by or involving union.

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unitive British  

/ ˈjuːnɪtɪv /

adjective

1. tending to unite or capable of uniting

2. characterized by unity

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Other Word Forms

• unitively adverb
• unitiveness noun

Etymology

Origin of unitive

1520–30; < Late Latin ūnītīvus uniting, equivalent to Latin ūnīt ( us ) ( see unite ¹) + -īvus -ive

Example Sentences

Richards writes that roughly 75% of volunteers for his studies have reported experiencing unitive consciousness.

From The Guardian • Jan. 10, 2016

And the examples of stable gay couples all around us testify to the fact that homosexuality can be unitive and generous rather than purely individualistic.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2012

The unitive eye with which all children are born was never taken away from me by the frauds of civilization; I always did know that one is all and all is one.”

From New York Times • Jan. 1, 2011

McCormick agrees that the "unitive" and "procreative" spheres need not be combined in every act of a married couple.

From Time Magazine Archive

Such a faith must be unitive and not divisive.

From The Social Principles of Jesus by Rauschenbusch, Walter