the principle that welfare services should be available to all by right, according to need, and not restricted by individual ability to pay, but funded by general contributions through taxes, rates, or national insurance payments
Universalism in British English
(ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsəˌlɪzəm)
noun
a system of religious beliefs maintaining that all people are predestined for salvation
Derived forms
Universalist (ˌUniˈversalist)
noun, adjective
universalism in American English
(ˌjunəˈvɜrsəlˌɪzəm)
noun
1.
universality
2. [U-]
the theological doctrine that all souls will eventually find salvation in the grace of God