holism

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6

Definition of holism

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A theory or belief that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A theory or belief that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
  2. (countable, uncountable)A practice based on such a theory or belief.

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Etymology

From hol- (“whole, entire, total”) + -ism. Coined in 1926 by Jan Smuts.

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