universalist

[ yoo-nuh-vur-suh-list ]

/ ˌyu nəˈvɜr sə lɪst /

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noun

a person characterized by universalism, as in knowledge, interests, or activities.

(initial capital letter) a member of a liberal religious denomination advocating Universalism.Compare Unitarian Universalism.

adjective

(initial capital letter)Also U·ni·ver·sal·is·tic. of or relating to Universalism or Universalists.

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Origin of universalist

First recorded in 1620–30; universal + -ist

OTHER WORDS FROM universalist

non·u·ni·ver·sal·ist, noun, adjective

Words nearby universalist

universal donor, universal gas constant, universal gas law, universal grammar, universalism, universalist, universality, universalizability, universalize, universal joint, universal language

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How to use universalist in a sentence

The real difference between Obama and Bush is that Obama actually is what Bush said he was: a moral universalist.
Putting America on Democracy's Side|Peter Beinart|May 19, 2011|DAILY BEAST
He was a well known minister of the Universalist church and devoted his life to that cause.
Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 2 (of 2)|William Denison Lyman
We wandered out of the garden, down the street, and through the grounds of the Universalist Church.
The Believing Years|Edmund Lester Pearson
There exists an essay to prove him a Presbyterian; another to show that the great dramatist was a Universalist.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, June 1899|Various

There were scarcely ten Universalist pastors in Massachusetts.
Biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou|Maturin M. Ballou
Most of this opposition was exercised by professed Universalist preachers.
Biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou|Maturin M. Ballou

British Dictionary definitions for universalist

universalist

/ (ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsəlɪst) /

noun

a person who has a wide range of interests, knowledge, activities, etc

adjective

characterized by universality

Derived forms of universalist

universalistic, adjective

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