Definition of "exclusivism" [ex•clu•siv•ism]

• The practice of excluding or of being exclusive. (noun)

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• "First, I shall use the term exclusivism 'in such a way that you don't count as an exclusivist unless you are rather fully aware of other faiths, have had their existence and their claims called to your attention with some force and perhaps fairly frequently, have noted that the adherents of other religions sometimes appear to display great intelligence, moral excellence and spiritual insight, and have to some degree reflected on the problem of pluralism, asking yourself such questions as whether it is or could be really true that the Lord has revealed himself and his programs to Christians, say, in a way in which he hasn't revealed himself to those of other faiths."
• "There is no greater injustice then to present the revolutionary leadership, then to discriminate by using some kind of exclusivism or intolerance."
• "Is that really "exclusivism" that is being sanctified?"