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'''Exceptionalism''' is the [[perception]] that a country, [[society]], institution, [[movement]], or time period is "exceptional" (i.e., unusual or extraordinary) in some way and thus does not conform to normal rules or general principles. Used in this sense, the term [[reflects]] a [[belief]] formed by lived [[experience]], [[ideology]], [[Frame of reference|perceptual frames]], or [[perspectives]] influenced by [[knowledge]] (or lack thereof) of historical or comparative circumstances.

'''Exceptionalism''' is the [[perception]] that a country, [[society]], institution, [[movement]], or time period is "exceptional" (i.e., unusual or extraordinary) in some way and thus does not conform to normal rules or general principles. Used in this sense, the term [[reflects]] a [[belief]] formed by lived [[experience]], [[ideology]], [[Frame of reference|perceptual frames]], or [[perspectives]] influenced by [[knowledge]] (or lack thereof) of historical or comparative circumstances.