particularism
/pəˈtɪkjʊlərɪzəm/noun
mass noun
1- exclusive attachment to one's own group, party, or nation专一主义, 排他主义。
1.1
- the principle of leaving each state in an empire or federation free to govern itself and promote its own interests, without reference to those of the whole（帝国中）各邦自主独立的原则; （联邦中）各州自主独立的原则。
1.2
- Theology the doctrine that some but not all people are elected and redeemed【神学】特殊恩宠论。
派生词
particularist
noun & adjectiveparticularistic
adjective词源
early 19th cent.: from French particularisme, modern Latin particularismus, and German Partikularismus, based on Latin particularis 'concerning a small part'.