Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to holism.
- adjective Emphasizing the importance of the whole and the interdependence of its parts.
- adjective Concerned with wholes rather than analysis or separation into parts.
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- adjective related to
holism - adjective Relating to a study of the whole instead of a separation into parts.
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- adjective emphasizing the organic or functional relation between parts and the whole
Etymologies
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Examples
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The term holistic refers to the mind, body, and spirit as being one and whole.
CREATE YOUR OWN FUTURE Jennifer Ann Daddio 2003
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The term holistic refers to the mind, body, and spirit as being one and whole.
CREATE YOUR OWN FUTURE Jennifer Ann Daddio 2003
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We actually like the term holistic because it implies that we are whole human beings with a spiritual side, with an emotional side as well as our physical nature.
CNN Transcript - Larry King Live: Andrew Weil Discusses `Eating Well' - April 5, 2000 2000
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He says Ongeri and a number of his colleagues at the education ministry should resign and pave the way for what he calls a holistic investigation into the alleged financial malfeasance.
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He says Ongeri and a number of his colleagues at the education ministry should resign and pave the way for what he calls a holistic investigation into the alleged financial malfeasance.
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I love what I call a holistic approach to performance.
This Time He's Not the Con Man Joanne Kaufman 2011
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Lumumba said education minister Sam Ongeri and a number of his colleagues should resign and pave the way for what he calls a holistic investigation into the alleged embezzlement.
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Lumumba said education minister Sam Ongeri and a number of his colleagues should resign and pave the way for what he calls a holistic investigation into the alleged embezzlement.
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They wanted what they called a holistic evaluation of each candidate.
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This is in consonance with the word holistic which is derived from the Greek word Holos meaning whole.
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