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particularism
noun par·tic·u·lar·ism \pə(r)-ˈti-k(yə-)lə-ˌri-zəm also pär-\
Definition of PARTICULARISM
1
: exclusive or special devotion to a particular interest
2
: a political theory that each political group has a right to promote its own interests and especially independence without regard to the interests of larger groups
3
: a tendency to explain complex social phenomena in terms of a single causative factor
— par·tic·u·lar·ist \-rist\ noun or adjective
— par·tic·u·lar·is·tic \-ˌti-k(yə-)lə-ˈris-tik\ adjective
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First Known Use of PARTICULARISM
1824
Rhymes with PARTICULARISM
abolitionism, academicism, agrarianism, anthropomorphism, anti-Semitism, bicameralism, colloquialism, colonialism, constitutionalism, cosmopolitism, ecumenicism, exceptionalism, exhibitionism, existentialism, fundamentalism, Hegelianism, hermaphroditism, hyperrealism, imperialism, industrialism, instrumentalism, interventionism, irrationalism, isolationism, Malthusianism, Manichaeanism, materialism, millennialism, Monophysitism, multilingualism, neoclassicism, Neoplatonism, neorealism, Nestorianism, Occidentalism, orientalism, parochialism, Pelagianism, phenomenalism, photojournalism, pictorialism, Postimpressionism, professionalism, pseudoclassicism, reconstructionism, republicanism, Rosicrucianism, sacerdotalism, self-determinism, sadomasochism, sectarianism, sensationalism, sentimentalism, spiritualism, Tractarianism, traditionalism, transcendentalism, ultramontanism, universalism, utopianism, vocationalism
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