inclusivismn.
/ɪnˈkluːsɪvɪz(ə)m/, /ɪŋˈkluːsɪvɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ᵻnˈklusəˌvɪz(ə)m/, /ɪŋˈklusəˌvɪz(ə)m/ 1. The fact or quality of being inclusive; (now) esp. the practice or policy of not excluding any person on the grounds of race, gender, religion, age, disability, etc.; inclusiveness.
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the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > condition or state of being inclusive > [noun] > principle or practice of
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1858 ‘Scrutator’ Modes & Subjects of Christian Baptism (ed. 2) 111 A system from which were entirely extruded the old Jewish notions of exclusivism on the one hand, and of inclusivism on the other.
1898 Vermont Watchman 9 Nov. 2/5 Patriotism..means inclusivism, not exclusivism.
1979 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts Nov. 763/2 Their buildings are often calculatedly awkward. This can result from an attempt at ‘inclusivism’, trying to include and show as much different content as possible.
1994 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 21 Dec. 13 The moderates were trying to implement the politics of inclusivism.
2. Theology (esp. Christian Church). The belief that there is one true religion but that other religions may contain aspects of the truth; spec. the belief that followers of non-Christian religions may attain salvation through Christ. Opposed to exclusivism and pluralism.
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1961 H. C. A. Frey Critiques of Conciliar Ecumenism by Conservative Evangelicals in U.S. (Boston University School of Theology Th.D. Diss.) iii. 75 We can summarize the conservative evangelical critique of the foundations of conciliar ecumenism as follows:..its christological basis is insufficient and ambiguous; and..it advocates an un-Scriptural inclusivism.
1987 Times Lit. Suppl. 20 Mar. 305/1 The upshot is a non-dogmatic, well-mannered, well-measured inclusivism; Christ fulfils and enriches the religious aspirations of others.
2006 Jrnl. Relig. 86 422 Inclusivism differs from exclusivism in that it acknowledges at least elements of truth and salvation in other religions.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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