Holism Definition
hōlĭzəm
noun
The view that an organic or integrated whole has an independent reality which cannot be understood simply through an understanding of its parts.
Webster's New World
A holistic investigation or system of treatment.
American Heritage Medicine
A theory or belief that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
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A practice based on such theory or belief.
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Synonyms:
- holistic theory
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A form of addiction, either physical dependency or obsessive dependency.
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Other Word Forms of Holism
Noun
Singular:
holism
Plural:
holismsOrigin of Holism
It should be noted that the word alcoholism is broken up into the root, "alcohol", and the suffix "-ism", not "alco" and "-holism". The suffix "-holism" is thus a result of false splitting.
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From alcoholism, one of the first addictions to be widely identified both medically and socially.
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From hol- (“whole, entire, total”) + -ism.
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