inclusivism en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂w-der. Proto-Italic *klaudō Latin claudō Latin inclūdō Latin inclūsus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Medieval Latin inclūsīvusder. Middle French inclusifder. English inclusive Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English inclusivism From inclusive + -ism.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The practice of incorporating disparate or unreconciled elements in a single, inclusive system or theory.
- (uncountable) The view that all religions have a partial truth.
Antonyms
exclusivism (antonym(s) of “religion”)