minute description: the doctrine that salvation is offered only to
particular individuals, the elect, and not freely to the whole race on
condition of faith; PARTIC'ULARIST, one who holds the doctrine of
particularism.--_adj._ PARTICULARIST'IC.--_n._ PARTICULAR'ITY, quality of
being particular: minuteness of detail: a single act or case: a single or a
minute circumstance: something peculiar or singular.--_adv._ PARTIC'ULARLY,
in an especial manner: in a high degree: (_B._) in detail.--_n._