particularism

par·tic·u·lar·ism

noun
\pə(r)-ˈti-k(yə-)lə-ˌri-zəm also pär-\

Definition of PARTICULARISM

1

: exclusive or special devotion to a particular interest

2

: a political theory that each political group has a right to promote its own interests and especially independence without regard to the interests of larger groups

3

: a tendency to explain complex social phenomena in terms of a single causative factor

— par·tic·u·lar·ist \-rist\ noun or adjective

— par·tic·u·lar·is·tic \-ˌti-k(yə-)lə-ˈris-tik\ adjective

First Known Use of PARTICULARISM

1824

Rhymes with PARTICULARISM

abolitionism, academicism, agrarianism, anthropomorphism, anti-Semitism, bicameralism, colloquialism, colonialism, constitutionalism, cosmopolitism, ecumenicism, exceptionalism, exhibitionism, existentialism, fundamentalism, Hegelianism, hermaphroditism, hyperrealism, imperialism, industrialism, instrumentalism, interventionism, irrationalism, isolationism, Malthusianism, Manichaeanism, materialism, millennialism, Monophysitism, multilingualism, neoclassicism, Neoplatonism, neorealism, Nestorianism, Occidentalism, orientalism, parochialism, Pelagianism, phenomenalism, photojournalism, pictorialism, Postimpressionism, professionalism, pseudoclassicism, reconstructionism, republicanism, Rosicrucianism, sacerdotalism, self-determinism, sadomasochism, sectarianism, sensationalism, sentimentalism, spiritualism, Tractarianism, traditionalism, transcendentalism, ultramontanism, universalism, utopianism, vocationalism