Meaning of universal | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Of or pertaining to the universe
2. A characteristic or property that particular things have in common.
3. Common to all members of a group or class
4. Common to all society; worldwide
5. Unlimited; vast; infinite
6. Useful for many purposes; all-purpose

Equivalents

Examples

“When we examine common words, we find that, broadly speaking, proper names stand for particulars, while other substantives, adjectives, prepositions, and verbs stand for universals.”

“We might also distinguish those expressions which are used to refer to individuals or particulars from those which are used to refer to what philosophers have called universals: e.g., to distinguish such expressions as "Everest" and "this chair" from "the number three", "the color red" and "drunkenness".”

“Empiricism was similarly a response to this loss of universals—a radically contingent world with no underlying order must constantly be studied and tested—and made God himself unnecessary: divine spirit and human spirit were alien enough to each other that they could function without taking each other into account.”

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