personalism

[ pur-suh-nl-iz-uhm ]

noun

1. Also called personal idealism. 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

/ ˈpɜːsənəˌlɪzəm /

noun

1. a philosophical movement that stresses the value of persons
2. an idiosyncratic mode of behaviour or expression

Derived Forms

• ˌpersonalˈistic, adjective
• ˈpersonalist, nounadjective

Other Words From

• person·al·ist noun
• person·al·istic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of personalism¹

First recorded in 1840–50; personal + -ism

Example Sentences

No principles of wise government had place in any mind, a blunt and jolly personalism as to the Ins and Outs animating all.

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Surely the legitimate province of 'personalism' lies in the region of general ideas, or rather in the Weltanschauung as a whole.

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Personalism isolates, separates, him from Nature; converts him from a part into the whole, into an absolute essence by himself.

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To practically enter into politics is an important part of American personalism.

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"Personalism" is revealed in the immediate and individual participation of all members in penitente activities.

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