universalism
noun
uni·ver·sal·ism ˌyü-nə-ˈvər-sə-ˌli-zəm 
1
often capitalized
a
: a theological doctrine that all human beings will eventually be saved
b
: the principles and practices of a liberal Christian denomination founded in the 18th century originally to uphold belief in universal salvation and now united with Unitarianism
2
: something that is universal in scope
3
: the state of being universal : universality
universalist
ˌyü-nə-ˈvər-s(ə-)list
noun or adjective often capitalized 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web That debate might involve asking, as Mounk doesn’t in The Great Experiment, what models of diverse democracy might exist between American identity politics on the one hand and, say, colorblind French universalism. 
Ian Beacock, The New Republic, 13 July 2022 Yet race or colonial studies research departments don't exist in French universities, because they are seen as contrary to French universalism. Arno Pedram, ajc, 21 Apr. 2022 What was distinctive about the BBC was its universalism and its intention to improve people’s lives. Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2022 Publicly, this involved a rhetoric of universalism, the exaggerated spectre of vacant museums, and diversionary offers of developmental assistance. Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2022 But French universalism has become its own very specific particularism. Rachel Donadio, The Atlantic, 22 Nov. 2021 That remains a valuable warning against the naive universalism in the idea that history is inexorably marching toward the triumph of U.S.-style democracy. Samuel Goldman, The Week, 20 Oct. 2021 The occasion was political, of course, coming in an election season and at a moment when French people of color are questioning the disjuncture between the national creed of universalism and their experiences of racial discrimination. Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2021 The French establishment sees laïcité as a core proposition of universalism and of the république—a way of preventing social fracture. Rachel Donadio, The Atlantic, 22 Nov. 2021 See More
Ian Beacock, The New Republic, 13 July 2022 Yet race or colonial studies research departments don't exist in French universities, because they are seen as contrary to French universalism. Arno Pedram, ajc, 21 Apr. 2022 What was distinctive about the BBC was its universalism and its intention to improve people’s lives. Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2022 Publicly, this involved a rhetoric of universalism, the exaggerated spectre of vacant museums, and diversionary offers of developmental assistance. Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2022 But French universalism has become its own very specific particularism. Rachel Donadio, The Atlantic, 22 Nov. 2021 That remains a valuable warning against the naive universalism in the idea that history is inexorably marching toward the triumph of U.S.-style democracy. Samuel Goldman, The Week, 20 Oct. 2021 The occasion was political, of course, coming in an election season and at a moment when French people of color are questioning the disjuncture between the national creed of universalism and their experiences of racial discrimination. Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2021 The French establishment sees laïcité as a core proposition of universalism and of the république—a way of preventing social fracture. Rachel Donadio, The Atlantic, 22 Nov. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1722, in the meaning defined at sense 1a