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Holism

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Noun

1. holism, holistic theory

the theory that the parts of any whole cannot exist and cannot be understood except in their relation to the whole

Example Sentences:
'holism holds that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts'
'holistic theory has been applied to ecology and language and mental states'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Holism

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noun
1. 
any doctrine that a system may have properties over and above those of its parts and their organization
2. 
the treatment of any subject as a whole integrated system, esp, in medicine, the consideration of the complete person, physically and psychologically, in the treatment of a disease
See also alternative medicine
3. philosophy
one of a number of methodological theses holding that the significance of the parts can only be understood in terms of their contribution to the significance of the whole and that the latter must therefore be epistemologically prior
Compare reductionism, atomism (sense 2)

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Holism

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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 College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Holism

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n.
1. The theory that living matter or reality is made up of organic or unified wholes that are greater than the simple sum of their parts.
2. A holistic investigation or system of treatment.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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