personalism

[ pur-suh-nl-iz-uhm ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Also called personal idealism. a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.
Psychology. an approach stressing individual personality as the central concern of psychology.

personalism

/ ˈpɜːsənəˌlɪzəm /

First recorded in 1840–50; personal + -ism

No principles of wise government had place in any mind, a blunt and jolly personalism as to the Ins and Outs animating all.

Surely the legitimate province of 'personalism' lies in the region of general ideas, or rather in the Weltanschauung as a whole.

Personalism isolates, separates, him from Nature; converts him from a part into the whole, into an absolute essence by himself.

To practically enter into politics is an important part of American personalism.

"Personalism" is revealed in the immediate and individual participation of all members in penitente activities.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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