the belief that each thing is a whole that is more important than the parts that make it up

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/topic/212506/holismRSS for NodeTue, 28 Jul 2026 00:22:33 GMTMon, 26 Apr 2021 07:24:21 GMT60The 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.

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