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per⋅son⋅al⋅ism

  [pur-suh-nl-iz-uhm]
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–noun
1. Also called personal idealism. a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.
2. Psychology. an approach stressing individual personality as the central concern of psychology.
Origin:
1840–50; personal + -ism

Related forms:
per⋅son⋅al⋅ist, noun
per⋅son⋅al⋅is⋅tic, adjective
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per·son·al·ism   (pûr'sə-nə-lĭz'əm)   
n.  

  1. The quality of being characterized by purely personal modes of expression or behavior; idiosyncrasy.

  2. Philosophy Any of various theories of subjective idealism regarding personality as the key to the interpretation of reality.

per'son·al·ist adj. & n., per'son·al·is'tic adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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