Holism
6 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
The philosophical doctrine that wholes and their properties cannot be reduced to or fully understood through analysis of their constituent parts alone.
“Ecological holism suggests that each organism can only be understood in the context of its entire environment.”
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ho·lism
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Ends in the recognisable ISM suffix and starts HOL, making it easy to deduce.
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HOLISM scores 11 points and the ISM ending is a useful reference for hooking.
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