HOLISM


Meaning of HOLISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhō-ˌli-zəm ]

noun

Etymology: hol- + -ism

Date: 1926

1. : a theory that the universe and especially living nature is correctly seen in terms of interacting wholes (as of living organisms) that are more than the mere sum of elementary particles

2. : a holistic study or method of treatment

• ho·list ˈhō-list noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.