monism
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monism
- /ˈmɒnɪzəm/ UK
- /ˈmɑnɪzəm/ US
Where it comes from
The word was coined by German philosopher Baron Christian von Wolff and first used in English in 1862, from New Latin monismus, from Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone”). By surface analysis, mon- + -ism.
noun monisms
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The doctrine of the oneness and unity of reality, despite the appearance of diversity in the world.
Many socialists were tending towards idealistic monism, regarding the world as an integrated progress of man and nature towards final harmony.
Similar: one-thingism
- The doctrine that there is a single source of political authority, especially that the church is subordinate to the state or vice versa. The same conflict between the monism of temporal theorists and the dualism of ecclesiastical thinkers—the same opposition of organic to symbiotic union—occurred in the ninth century.
- The legal doctrine that international law forms part of domestic law automatically after ratification or accession.
Translations
Talk about this word "monism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/monism. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. monism. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/monism "monism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/monism.Cite this
@misc{monism_2026,
title = {monism},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/monism},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
