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personalism

American  
[pur-suh-nl-iz-uhm] / ˈpɜr sə nlˌɪz əm /

noun

  1. Also called personal idealism.  a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.

  2. Psychology. an approach stressing individual personality as the central concern of psychology.

personalism British  
/ ˈpɜːsənəˌlɪzəm /

noun

  1. a philosophical movement that stresses the value of persons

  2. an idiosyncratic mode of behaviour or expression

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Other Word Forms

  • personalist noun
  • personalistic adjective

Etymology

Origin of personalism

First recorded in 1840–50; personal + -ism

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