universalistic.

1. Based on principles or benefits intended to apply equally to everyone rather than only to selected groups.

2. Relating to the belief that everyone will ultimately be reconciled with God rather than permanently condemned.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• universalistic norms
• a universalistic policy

On the page

The universalistic policy was tested by groups whose circumstances differed sharply.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: General social-policy sense more universalistic or most universalistic where meaningful; religious relation normally non-gradable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, explanation. Commonness: moderately common.