ALL meanings of holism
ho·lism
H h - noun holism The theory that parts of a whole are in intimate interconnection, such that they cannot exist independently of the whole, or cannot be understood without reference to the whole, which is thus regarded as greater than the sum of its parts . Holism is often applied to mental states, language, and ecology. 1
- noun holism holistic theory 1
- noun holism Philosophy. the theory that whole entities, as fundamental components of reality, have an existence other than as the mere sum of their parts. Compare organicism (def 1). 1
- noun holism Also, holiatry. Medicine/Medical. care of the entire patient in all aspects of well-being, including physical, psychological, and social. 1
- noun holism Psychology. any psychologic system postulating that the human mind must be studied as a unit rather than as a sum of its individual parts. 1
- noun holism A theory or belief that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. 0
- noun holism A practice based on such theory or belief. 0
- uncountable noun holism Holism is the belief that everything in nature is connected in some way. 0
- noun holism any doctrine that a system may have properties over and above those of its parts and their organization 0
- noun holism 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 0
- noun holism 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 0
- noun holism the view that an organic or integrated whole has an independent reality which cannot be understood simply through an understanding of its parts 0