Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

particularist

/pəˈtɪkjʊləɹɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables: par-tic-u-lar-ist
IPA: /pəˈtɪkjʊləɹɪst/

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who holds to particularism.

adj

Adhering to particularism.

adj

Showing excessive devotion to one's own region, nation, party etc.

Example Sentences

"On this point there was no difference between mercantilists and feudalists, between crowned planners and vested interests, between centralizing bureaucrats and conservative particularists."
"And what does the moderate Left have to offer? Only more redistribution, more public assistance, and particularist concern for particular groups that can claim victim status, from the sublime peak of elderly, handicapped, black lesbians down to the merely poor."
"The province's identity was fixed on traditionalist and historical attachment to particularist privilege."

Etymology

From particular + -ist, after French particulariste.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /pəˈtɪkjʊləɹɪst/

Inflected Forms

particularists (plural) more particularist (comparative) most particularist (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

particularistic

Synonyms

partisan

Antonyms

universalist

Questions

How do you pronounce particularist?: The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈtɪkjʊləɹɪst/.
What does particularist mean?: One who holds to particularism.
Where does particularist come from?: From particular + -ist, after French particulariste.

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