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The doctrine of particular election.

One who holds to particularism. -- Par*tic`u*lar*is"tic, a.

The state or quality of being particular; distinctiveness; circumstantiality; minuteness in detail.

The act of particularizing. Coleridge.

To give as a particular, or as the particulars; to mention particularly; to give the particulars of; to enumerate or specify in detail. He not only boasts of his parentage as an Israelite, but particularizes his descent from Benjamin. Atterbury.

In a particular manner; expressly; with a specific reference or interest; in particular; distinctly.

A particular; a detail. [Obs.]

To particularize. [Obs.]

Serving to part; dividing; separating.

An adherent to a party or faction; esp., one who is strongly and passionately devoted to a party or an interest. "The violence of a partisan." Macaulay. Both sides had their partisans in the colony. Jefferson.

The state of being a partisan, or adherent to a party; feelings or conduct appropriate to a partisan.

A suite; a set of variations.

Divided nearly to the base; as, a partite leaf is a simple separated down nearly to the base.

The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; separation; division; distribution; as, the partition of a kingdom. And good from bad find no partition. Shak.

The act of partitioning.

Denoting a part; as, a partitive genitive.

In a partitive manner.

A hen; -- so called from the ruffing of her neck feathers. "Dame Partlett, the hen." Shak.

In part; in some measure of degree; not wholly. "I partly believe it." 1 Cor. xi. 18.

One who has a part in anything with an other; a partaker; an associate; a sharer. "Partner of his fortune." Shak. Hence: (a) A husband or a wife. (b) Either one of a couple who dance together. (c) One who shares as a member of a partnership in the management, or in the gains and losses, of a business. My other self, th…