| Pronunciation: | | pu'tikyûlu`reezum
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] a focus on something particular |
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PARTICULARISM is a 13 letter word that starts with P. |
| | See Also: | | centering, direction, focus, focusing, focussing |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Par*tic"u*lar*ism\, n. [Cf. F. particularisme.]
1. A minute description; a detailed statement. [R.]
2. (Theol.) The doctrine of particular election.
3. (German Politics) Devotion to the interests of one's own
kingdom or province rather than to those of the empire.
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