particularist

1 of 2

noun

par·​tic·​u·​lar·​ist -rə̇st 

plural -s

: an adherent of particularism

particularist

2 of 2

adjective

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1

: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of particularism

particularist … tendencies persisted and seriously complicated national political life

—Renzo Sereno

2

: of, relating to, or being a society in which the family unit is individualized

Word History

Etymology

Noun

French particulariste, from Late Latin particularis particular + French -iste -ist

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