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universaˈlistic, a. [f. prec. + -ic.] 1. Theol. Of or pertaining to, characteristic of, Universalism or the Universalists.
1847R. W. Hamilton Rewards & Punishm. vii. 389 A strong defence of the universalistic doctrine. 1887E. Johnson Antiqua Mater 219 The Gnostics, sharing the universalistic aspirations of the time. 2. Of, pertaining or extending to, including or affecting, the whole of something, esp. the whole of mankind; inclined to be universal in scope or character. Also transf. Universalistic Hedonism, Utilitarianism.
1872Contemp. Rev. XIX. 664 A..syncretion of Egoistic and Universalistic Hedonism. 1878Morley Diderot II. 207 Holbach is a universalistic and not an egoistic Hedonist. 1882Athenæum 11 Feb. 184/1 The universalistic tendencies of the great empires. 1886Encycl. Brit XX. 370/1 Universalistic religious communities: Islâm, Buddhism, Christianity. |