uni·ver·sal·is·tic \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|listik, -tēk\adjective 1.: of or relating to the whole : universal in scope or nature 2.: of or relating to universalism or the universal : resembling or tending toward universalism 3.usually capitalized: universalist 1