Bible Dictionaries
Individualism

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) An excessive or exclusive regard to one's personal interest; self-interest; selfishness.

(2):

(n.) The principle, policy, or practice of maintaining individuality, or independence of the individual, in action; the theory or practice of maintaining the independence of individual initiative, action, and interests, as in industrial organization or in government.

(3):

(n.) The quality of being individual; individuality; personality.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Individualism'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​i/individualism.html. 1828.