particularism
exclusive attention or devotion to one's own particular interests, party, etc.
the principle of leaving each state of a federation free to retain its laws and promote its interests.
Theology. the doctrine that divine grace is provided only for the elect.
Origin of particularism
1Other words from particularism
- par·tic·u·lar·ist, noun
- par·tic·u·lar·is·tic, adjective
- par·tic·u·lar·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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How to use particularism in a sentence
It shows once more the privileged situation occupied by the three provinces and their strong particularist tendencies.
Belgium | Emile CammaertsNeither the Spaniards nor the Austrians had succeeded in uprooting particularist tendencies.
Belgium | Emile CammaertsBut a particularist among surgeons would have found much to disapprove of in this room.
Sketches of the East Africa Campaign | Robert Valentine DolbeyTurner was more of a specialist and particularist, and his style is not very estimable.
A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) | George SaintsburyAt this Conference, or rather in the special train on the way to it, the particularist opposition declared itself.
The New Germany | George Young
British Dictionary definitions for particularism
/ (pəˈtɪkjʊləˌrɪzəm) /
exclusive attachment to the interests of one group, class, sect, etc, esp at the expense of the community as a whole
the principle of permitting each state or minority in a federation the right to further its own interests or retain its own laws, traditions, etc
theol the doctrine that divine grace is restricted to the elect
Derived forms of particularism
- particularist, noun, adjective
- particularistic, adjective
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