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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024par•tic•u•lar•ism (pər tik′yə lə riz′əm, pə tik′-),USA pronunciation n. - exclusive attention or devotion to one's own particular interests, party, etc.
- Governmentthe principle of leaving each state of a federation free to retain its laws and promote its interests.
- Religion[Theol.]the doctrine that divine grace is provided only for the elect.
- French particularisme. See particular, -ism
- 1815–25
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: particularism /pəˈtɪkjʊləˌrɪzəm/ n - 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
- the doctrine that divine grace is restricted to the elect
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