PARTICULARIST

Etymology

Noun

particularist (plural particularists)

One who holds to particularism.

Adjective

particularist (comparative more particularist, superlative most particularist)

(theology) Adhering to particularism.

Showing excessive devotion to one's own region, nation, party etc.; partisan.

Antonyms

• universalist

Source: Wiktionary


Par*tic"u*lar*ist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. particulariste.]

Definition: One who holds to particularism.

– Par*tic`u*lar*is"tic, a.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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