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particularism definition

par·ticu·lar·ism (-iz′əm)

noun

  1. undivided adherence or devotion to one particular party, system, interest, theory, etc.
  2. the policy of allowing each member or state in a federation to govern independently without regard to the interests of the whole

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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