'Particularism' definitions:

Definition of 'particularism'

(from WordNet)
noun
A focus on something particular

Definition of 'Particularism'

From: GCIDE
  • Particularism \Par*tic"u*lar*ism\, n. [Cf. F. particularisme.]
  • 1. A minute description; a detailed statement. [R.] [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Theol.) The doctrine of particular election. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (German Politics) Devotion to the interests of one's own kingdom or province rather than to those of the empire. [1913 Webster]