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A theory or belief that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A practice based on such a theory or belief.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
the theory that the parts of any whole cannot exist and cannot be understood except in their relation to the whole
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- 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
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: holistic theory
Antonyms: atomism
Broader terms: theory
From hol- (“whole, entire, total”) + -ism. Coined in 1926 by Jan Smuts.
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
holisme
— theory or belief that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
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Czech:
holismus
— theory or belief that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
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Finnish:
holismi
— theory or belief that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
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French:
holisme
— theory or belief that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
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German:
Holismus
— theory or belief that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
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Hindi:
समग्र सिद्धांत
(samagra siddhānt)
— theory or belief that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
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Hindi:
समग्र दृष्टि
(samagra dŕṣṭi)
— theory or belief that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
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Hindi:
सर्वांगीण अवलोक
(sarvāṅgīṇ avlok)
— theory or belief that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
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Italian:
olismo
— theory or belief that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
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Korean:
전체론
(jeoncheron)
— theory or belief that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
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Latvian:
holisms
— theory or belief that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
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Occitan:
olisme
— theory or belief that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
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Polish:
holizm
— theory or belief that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
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Portuguese:
holismo
— theory or belief that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
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Russian:
холи́зм
(xolízm)
— theory or belief that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
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Sindhi:
پُورمَتِ
(pūrmati)
— theory or belief that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
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Spanish:
holismo
— theory or belief that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
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Welsh:
cyfaniaeth
— theory or belief that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
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French:
holisme
— practice based on such a theory or belief
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Russian:
холи́зм
(xolízm)
— practice based on such a theory or belief
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Sindhi:
پُوروادُ
(pūrvādu)
— practice based on such a theory or belief
