particularism
English
noun
Definitions
- (theology) The principle that only certain people are chosen by God for salvation.
- An exclusive focus on a particular group, area, sect etc.
- (politics) The principle that individual states, races of a federation etc. may act independently of a central authority.
Etymology
Suffix from English particular.
Origin
English
particular
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- monoparticular English
- nanoparticular English
- nonparticularistic English
- overparticular English
- particle English
- particular English
- particularisation English
- particularist English
- particularistic English
- particularization English
- particularize English
- particularly English
- particularment English
- particularness English
- unparticular English
- particuler xno