exclusivist
Only-us mentality holder
Exclusivist describes someone who believes their group, religion, or viewpoint is the only valid one, rejecting alternatives as false or inferior.
The term appears most often in religious contexts: an exclusivist interpretation of salvation.
It can also apply to social or cultural attitudes that deny legitimacy to outsiders.
The noun exclusivism names this stance; an exclusivist holds it.
Unchallengeable official beliefs
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
- fundamentalismStrict adherence to core tenets
- sectarianRigidly devoted to faction
- canonicalAccepted as standard
heresy · schismatic · doctrinaire · absolutist · purist · literalist · infallibility · heterodoxy
Unfair inclination or prejudice
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- intoleranceUnwillingness to accept differences
- xenophobiaHatred of outsiders
inequality · unfairness · partiality · chauvinism · marginalization · ostracism · oppression · othering
Condescending toward perceived inferiors
- cliquishExcluding those outside one's group
- aristocraticOf hereditary nobility
- haughtyDisdainfully proud
- superciliousArrogantly contemptuous of others
highbrow · nepotistic · conceited · pompous · insular · clubby · members-only · gated
Racial separation policy
- ghettoizationForced residential segregation
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
- balkanizationDivision into hostile units
- separatismAdvocacy for political breakaway
redlining · enclave · isolation · cordon · demarcation · restricted · caste · untouchability
dogma
Unchallengeable official beliefs
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
- fundamentalismStrict adherence to core tenets
- sectarianRigidly devoted to faction
canonical · heresy · schismatic · doctrinaire · absolutist · purist · literalist · infallibility · heterodoxy · apostasy
bias
Unfair inclination or prejudice
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- intoleranceUnwillingness to accept differences
xenophobia · inequality · unfairness · partiality · chauvinism · marginalization · ostracism · oppression · othering · gatekeeping
snobbish
Condescending toward perceived inferiors
- cliquishExcluding those outside one's group
- aristocraticOf hereditary nobility
- haughtyDisdainfully proud
supercilious · highbrow · nepotistic · conceited · pompous · insular · clubby · members-only · gated · closed-door
apartheid
Racial separation policy
- ghettoizationForced residential segregation
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
- balkanizationDivision into hostile units
separatism · redlining · enclave · isolation · cordon · demarcation · restricted · caste · untouchability · purdah
exclusivistpluralist
Believer in diverse coexistence
universalist · ecumenist · syncretist · relativist · ecumenical
exclusivistinclusive
Covering all members
welcoming · open · egalitarian · accepting · accessible
- exclusivity clausesContract terms preventing outside dealings
- mutual exclusivityCannot both be true