particularism vs centering

particularism and centering both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
particularism	Yes	No	No	No
centering	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, centering is a hypernym of particularism; that is, centering is a word with a broader meaning than particularism:

Other hypernyms of particularism include centring, direction, focal point, focus, focusing, focussing.

particularism (noun)	centering (noun)
a focus on something particular	(American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back
	the concentration of attention or energy on something