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universist

universist noun: one who exclusively applies personal reason and experience to existential, religious and moral questions, accepts and is inspired by the natural uncertainty of the human state, and denies the validity of revelation, faith and dogma.

Noun

universist (plural universists)

  1. One who exclusively applies personal reason and experience to existential, religious and moral questions, accepts and is inspired by the natural uncertainty of the human state, and denies the validity of revelation, faith and dogma.

Adjective

universist (comparative more universist, superlative most universist)

  1. Of or relating to universists or universism.

Forms of universist

Noun
pluraluniversists
Adjective
comparativemore universist
superlativemost universist

Origin of universist

From universe + -ist.

Questions about universist

What does universist mean?
Universist means one who exclusively applies personal reason and experience to existential, religious and moral questions, accepts and is inspired by the natural uncertainty of the human state, and denies the validity of revelation, faith and dogma.
What part of speech is universist?
Universist can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of universist?
The plural of universist is universists.

Words near universist in the dictionary

  1. universewide
  2. univershitty
  3. Universiade
  4. Universiades
  5. universism
  6. universist
  7. universists
  8. universitarian
  9. universitarians
  10. universitary
  11. universitie

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