"universalism" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌjuːnəˈvɝsəlˌɪzəm/ [US], /ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsəlˌɪzəm/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-universalism.wav [Southern-England] Forms: universalisms [plural]
Etymology: universal + -ism Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|universal|ism}} universal + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} universalism (countable and uncountable, plural universalisms)
  1. The state of being universal; universality. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-universalism-en-noun-Y90NHgHl
  2. (theology) The belief that all souls can attain salvation. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Theology Translations (the belief that all souls can attain salvation): ουνιβερσαλισμός (ouniversalismós) [masculine] (Greek), universalismo [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-universalism-en-noun-rMuF~YDS Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology Disambiguation of 'the belief that all souls can attain salvation': 1 97 2
  3. Alternative form of Unitarian Universalism Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: Unitarian Universalism Categories (topical): Religion
    Sense id: en-universalism-en-noun-ZLEYkWBy Disambiguation of Religion: 0 23 77 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 1 74 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 21 2 77 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 16 4 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: universe, universal, universally, universality, universalist, Universalist

Inflected forms

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