universism
universism
English
Noun
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Definition
a movement advocating personal reason and experience and over faith and dogma
Etymology
From universe + -ism.
Example Sentences
- "https://web.archive.org/web/20061012073457/http://open-site.org/Society/Religion/Universism/ Universism is a modern rational religious philosophy that began in 2003 with princples laid out by Ford Vox. Universists choose their beliefs according to the dictates of their own life experience and reason."
- "http://www.themystica.com/mystica/articles/u/universism.html Universism is a philosophy of The Universist Movement. Universism, though not a definitive philosophy, is a progressive, naturalistic worldview in which all meaning and purpose is understood through personal reason and experience; thus, being a religion of reason."
- "https://web.archive.org/web/20070209081744/http://www.bbc.co.uk/berkshire/faith/05/universist.shtml What Universism argues against is individuals believing that their truths apply to others - all of us are equals in terms of these enormous, world-shaping metaphysical questions."
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