particularism

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

particularism
    n 1: a focus on something particular

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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