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holistic
adjective
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holistic
adjective
of or relating to a doctrine of holism
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Sometimes who·lis·tic . Origin of holistic
First recorded in 1926; hol (ism) + -istic
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ho·lis·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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What does holistic mean? Holistic is an adjective that describes things related to the idea that the whole is more than the sum of its parts. In other words, that the entirety of something must be considered instead of just considering its parts. This philosophy is called holism, and that’s where the word holistic comes from. Holistic can be used generally to describe approaches that incorporate elements of holism, but it is especially used in the contexts of psychology and alternative medicine.