individualism (n.)

  1. the quality of being individual; so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality

    [ Syn: individuality , individuation ]

  2. a belief in the importance of the individual and the virtue of self-reliance and personal independence

  3. the doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs

    [ Syn: laissez faire ]

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