Definition of All-embracing

1. Adjective. Broad in scope or content. "Granted him wide powers"


Definition of All-embracing

1. Adjective. having a broad scope so as to have universal application ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of All-embracing

all-Americans
all-a-mort
all-around
all-around(a)
all-as-one
all-but
all-caps
all-clear
all-comers
all-consuming
all-day
all-day sucker
all-devouring(a)
all-eating
all-elbows
all-embracing (current term)
all-fire
all-fired
all-firedly
all-hail
all-hailed
all-important
all-important(a)
all-in
all-in-one
all-in-ones
all-in wrestling
all-inclusive
all-ins

Literary usage of All-embracing

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Christian View of God and the World as Centring in the Incarnation by James Orr (1893)
"If this is the chief and all-embracing all-embracing, the all-comprehensive and all-inclusive notion of the pure Christian view, it may be felt that the ..."

2. The Sacred Books of China: The Texts of Confucianism by Confucius, James Legge (1899)
"AMPLIFICATION OF 'THE ALL- EMBRACING RULE OF CONDUCT' IN CHAPTER I. The Master said, ' For teaching the people to be affectionate and loving there is ..."

Other Resources:

Search for All-embracing on Dictionary.com!Search for All-embracing on Thesaurus.com!Search for All-embracing on Google!Search for All-embracing on Wikipedia!

Search