universal

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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