Exclusivism

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The practice of being exclusive; a mentality or policy that excludes others. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    The doctrine that one religion is the only true religion, or that one religious sect is the only true version of a larger religion. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From exclusive + -ism.

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