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holistic

[ hoh-lis-tik ]

adjective

  1. incorporating the concept of holism, or the idea that the whole is more than merely the sum of its parts, in theory or practice:

    holistic psychology.

  2. Medicine/Medical. of or relating to a form of medicine, such as chiropractic or naturopathy, concerned with the care of the entire person in all aspects of well-being, including the physical, psychological, and social, rather than with diseases and symptoms in isolation, and often using natural or traditional remedies: Her holistic practitioner prescribed dietary changes and some relaxation exercises to reduce the frequency of her migraines.

    Someholistic medicine draws on traditional herbal preparations to maintain the health of different organs of the body.

    Her holistic practitioner prescribed dietary changes and some relaxation exercises to reduce the frequency of her migraines.



holistic

/ həʊˈlɪstɪk /

adjective

  1. of or relating to a doctrine of holism
  2. of or relating to the the medical consideration of the complete person, physically and psychologically, in the treatment of a disease


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Derived Forms

  • hoˈlistically, adverb

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Other Words From

  • ho·lis·ti·cal·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of holistic1

First recorded in 1926; hol(ism) + -istic

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Example Sentences

Writing the book has given Cumming “some sense of closure,” a statement of a “more holistic version of me.”

The plan is to build a holistic cloud operating system for businesses and individuals, enabling a new generation of work and play.

The appeal of this holistic medicine culture does need to be understood better by the modern medical establishment.

And while technology can help sharpen the brain and calm the nerves, true mental health is much more holistic.

It should be part of a healthy holistic daily routine that includes brushing your teeth and cleaning your tongue.

Drawings are holistic units of a complexity difficult to compare to that of a text.

Holistic therapies, like meditation, are "fringe" therapies.

Although holism sees human beings as integral organisms, holistic approaches are inclined to have this physical focus.

Of these holistic therapies, bioenergetics is perhaps considered the most respectable because it is used by some psychologists.

Education needs to shift from the atomistic view that isolates subjects from the whole of reality to a holistic perspective.

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