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单词 particularism
释义 par·tic·u·lar·ism
\-ləˌrizəm\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: French particularisme, from Late Latin particularis particular + French -isme -ism
1. : exclusive or special devotion to something particular (as an interest, subject, party, sect)
 < bourgeois individualism … in France took the form of a family particularism — Malcolm Cowley >
 < an intense particularism that did not welcome outside influences — American Guide Series: Connecticut >
 < the forces of particularism are dominant and academic recognition is awarded the specialist — W.W.Stewart >
2. : a theological doctrine that redemption through Christ is provided only for the elect
3. : a political theory or practice advocating a right and freedom for each politically conscious or organized group (as a minority group in a country of several groups or a state in a federation) to promote its own interests and especially independence without regard to the interests of larger groups
 < there is no nation … only particularism in nine small localities — Nathaniel Peffer >
 < that country will be hampered … by the existence of strong regional particularismCurrent History >
— compare nationalism, states' rights
4. : a tendency to explain complex social phenomena in terms of a single causative factor
5. : a logical system based on particulars
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