universalist
Americannoun
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a person characterized by universalism, as in knowledge, interests, or activities.
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(initial capital letter) a member of a liberal religious denomination advocating Universalism.
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That’s the universalist worldview that built public education in the first place, and it’s the one we must recover to lead in the future.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2025
Lewis told Salon that, as a self-described universalist who believes that all human beings will be restored to a right relationship with God, Christian exhortation need not come at the expense of pluralism.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2024
Advocates who fight discrimination welcomed the new data published this month that gives a rare insight because France follows a universalist vision that doesn’t differentiate citizens by ethnic groups.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 15, 2022
I have this universalist vantage point that allows me to look at everything from a different bird’s-eye view.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2021
For remember that all the great religions of the world are in theory universalist; they may tolerate the divisions of men but they cannot sanction them.
From The Salvaging Of Civilisation by H. G.
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