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per•son•al•ism
(pûr′sə nl iz′əm),USA pronunciation n.
per′son•al•ist, n.
per′son•al•is′tic, adj.
- PhilosophyAlso called per′sonal ide′alism. a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.
- Psychologyan approach stressing individual personality as the central concern of psychology.
- personal + -ism 1840–50
per′son•al•is′tic, adj.