personalist
/ˈpɜrsənəlɪst/
noun
- A person who emphasizes the importance of individual persons, their rights, and their unique value, often in philosophy or politics.
- The philosopher was a well-known personalist who argued that society should prioritize the dignity of each person.
- The activist's personalist approach led her to focus on helping one person at a time rather than large groups.
- As a personalist, she believed that laws should protect individual freedoms above all else.
- A person who focuses on personal relationships and individual connections rather than on abstract systems or groups.
- The coach was a personalist, treating each player as an individual with unique needs.
- In business, he was a personalist who always remembered his clients' names and interests.
- Her personalist style of teaching meant she knew every student's strengths and struggles.
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- Relating to or characteristic of personalism, a philosophy that stresses the central importance of the individual person.
- The personalist movement in the 20th century influenced many human rights declarations.
- Her personalist beliefs led her to oppose any system that treated people as mere numbers.
- The book offers a personalist perspective on ethics, focusing on the value of each human life.