Particularism

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Exclusive adherence to, dedication to, or interest in one's own group, party, sect, or nation.
  • n. A principle of allowing each state in a nation or federation to act independently of the central authority, especially in promoting its own economic interests.
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  • n. The principle that only certain people are chosen by God for salvation.
  • n. An exclusive focus on a particular group, area, sect etc.
  • n. The principle that individual states, races of a federation etc. may act independently of a central authority.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A minute description; a detailed statement.
  • n. The doctrine of particular election.
  • n. Devotion to the interests of one's own kingdom or province rather than to those of the empire.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Attention or adherence to or exclusive interest in one's own special interests, party, or state; individual, partizan, or national exclusiveness.
  • n. Attention to particulars or details.
  • n. In theology, the doctrine that divine grace is provided only for the particular individuals chosen by God to be its recipients, as opposed to the doctrine that his grace is freely and equally offered to all upon condition of its acceptance in and by faith.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a focus on something particular
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    focussing    direction    centering    focal point    focusing   
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
    holism    color-line    parochialism    Philistinism    localism   
     
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