exclusivism
Only-we-know belief
Exclusivism is the belief or practice that one group, religion, or system holds sole claim to truth, validity, or access to something valuable, rejecting all alternatives.
In religious contexts, it typically means believing one's own faith is the only path to salvation or spiritual truth.
The term often carries negative connotations, suggesting narrow-mindedness or intolerance toward other viewpoints.
Religious exclusivism has been a source of conflict throughout history.
Excessive local focus
- xenophobiaHatred of outsiders
- ethnocentrismBelief one's culture superior
- tribalismIn-group loyalty, out-group hostility
- clannishnessExcessive in-group loyalty
narrow-mindedness · provincialism · isolationism · nativism · chauvinism · jingoism · inward-looking · othering
Unchallengeable official beliefs
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
- sectarianismPrejudiced loyalty to subgroups
- fundamentalismStrict adherence to core tenets
- particularismPrioritizing specific group interests
supremacism · absolutism · intolerance · creed · tenet · canon · catechism · theology
Preference for privileged rule
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
- oligarchyRule by few
- snobberyPretentious social superiority
- cliquishnessExclusive group behavior
gatekeeping · in-group · members-only · blackballing · nepotism · cronyism · caste · stratification
Assumed right to benefits
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
- immunityProtected from harm
- dispensationOfficial permission to skip rules
- exemptionRelease from requirement
monopoly · hoarding · protectionism · exclusionary · restricted · VIP · gated · members-only
Racial separation policy
- ghettoizationForced residential segregation
- redliningRefusing loans by neighborhood
- balkanizationDivision into hostile units
- partitioningDividing into sections
enclave · separation · discrimination · marginalization · boundary · demarcation · zoning · untouchability
parochialism
Excessive local focus
- xenophobiaHatred of outsiders
- ethnocentrismBelief one's culture superior
- tribalismIn-group loyalty, out-group hostility
clannishness · narrow-mindedness · provincialism · isolationism · nativism · chauvinism · jingoism · inward-looking · othering · closed-mindedness
dogma
Unchallengeable official beliefs
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
- sectarianismPrejudiced loyalty to subgroups
- fundamentalismStrict adherence to core tenets
particularism · supremacism · absolutism · intolerance · creed · tenet · canon · catechism · theology · heresy
elitism
Preference for privileged rule
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
- oligarchyRule by few
- snobberyPretentious social superiority
cliquishness · gatekeeping · in-group · members-only · blackballing · nepotism · cronyism · caste · stratification · hierarchy
entitlement
Assumed right to benefits
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
- immunityProtected from harm
- dispensationOfficial permission to skip rules
exemption · monopoly · hoarding · protectionism · exclusionary · restricted · VIP · gated · members-only · private
apartheid
Racial separation policy
- ghettoizationForced residential segregation
- redliningRefusing loans by neighborhood
- balkanizationDivision into hostile units
partitioning · enclave · separation · discrimination · marginalization · boundary · demarcation · zoning · untouchability · purging
exclusivismpluralism
Coexistence of differing views
inclusivism · religious pluralism · ecumenism · universalism · syncretism
exclusivisminclusivism
Practice of welcoming all
inclusivity · inclusiveness · openness · egalitarianism · open-door policy
exclusivismpluralism
Coexistence of differing views
open-mindedness · eclecticism · relativism · multiculturalism · cosmopolitanism
- exclusivity clausesContract terms preventing outside dealings
- mutual exclusivityCannot both be true