Definition of holism Holism
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We found 3 definitions of holism from 2 different sources.
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What does holism mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: holisms |
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| holism - the theory that the parts of any whole cannot exist and cannot be understood except in their relation to the whole; "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" | ||
| holistic theory | ||
| atomist theory, atomistic theory, atomic theory, atomism a theory of the structure of the atom | ||
| theory a belief that can guide behavior; "the architect has a theory that more is less"; "they killed him on the theory that dead men tell no tales" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- holism (Noun)
A theory or belief that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. - holism (Noun)
A practice based on such theory or belief.
