holism

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holism

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

noun holisms · wholism

  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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noun theory or belief that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts

Españolholismo
한국어전체론 jeoncheron
हिन्दीसमग्र सिद्धांत samagra siddhānt, समग्र दृष्टि samagra dŕṣṭi, सर्वांगीण अवलोक sarvāṅgīṇ avlok
Portuguêsholismo
Françaisholisme
DeutschHolismus
Italianoolismo
Русскийхоли́зм xolízm

noun practice based on such a theory or belief

Françaisholisme
Русскийхоли́зм xolízm

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"holism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/holism. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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holism. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/holism

Chicago

"holism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/holism.

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@misc{holism_2026,
  title = {holism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/holism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}