universalism
[yoo-nuh-vur-suh-liz-uh m]
- universal character; universality.
- a universal range of knowledge, interests, or activities.
- (initial capital letter) the doctrine that emphasizes the universal fatherhood of God and the final salvation of all souls.Compare apocatastasis(def 2).
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Origin of universalism
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This concept of “universalism” makes it hard for the country to acknowledge its racial and religious minorities even today.
Historical Examples
The universalism of the Apocalypse is from the first apparent.
The Expositor's Bible: The Book of RevelationWilliam Milligan
It abounded in quotations from the Bible and the doctrines of Universalism.
The Spirit LandSamuel B. (Samuel Bulfinch) Emmons
That is for Jews a not unnatural view, but it does not lead to universalism.
Pharisaism, Its Aim And Its MethodR. Travers Herford
The two systems summed up, however, amounted to Universalism.
Fifty Notable YearsJohn G. Adams
Universalism was to him the Alpha and Omega of theology and religion.
Fifty Notable YearsJohn G. Adams
universalism
- a universal feature or characteristic
- another word for universality
- social welfare the principle that welfare services should be available to all by right, according to need, and not restricted by individual ability to pay, but funded by general contributions through taxes, rates, or national insurance payments
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Universalism
- a system of religious beliefs maintaining that all men are predestined for salvation
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