particularism

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"No Jewish writer has contributed so much as Philo to the breaking up of particularism, and the dissolution of Judaism.

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  1. noun Exclusive adherence to, dedication to, or interest in one's own group, party, sect, or nation.
  2. noun A principle of allowing each state in a nation or federation to act independently of the central authority, especially in promoting its own economic interests.

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  • Since modernity there had been a constant draw towards the diminishing role of religion, particularism, ethnicity and every other defining tenant of Yiddishkeit. —  Israelated - English Israel blogs
  • At the same time, he promised that the elimination of various forms of particularism, as well as religions that called to mind human imperfection, would set humanity on a progressive path to a worldwide human community. —  Dad29
  • All the three elements are there: Desire for domination, particularism, disloyalty. —  Israpundit
  • Their particularism is pushed to such an excess that they make enemies of the whole human race. —  The Simple Life
  • Men animated by a spirit of particularism, exclusiveness, and pride, are continually clashing. —  The Simple Life
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  1. = French partieularisme = Portuguese particularismo = German particularismus; as particular + -ism.
 

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/pərˈtɪkjulərɪzm/
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