First Known Use: 1862
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monism
noun mo·nism \ˈmō-ˌni-zəm, ˈmä-\
Definition of MONISM
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a : a view that there is only one kind of ultimate substance b : the view that reality is one unitary organic whole with no independent parts
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: a viewpoint or theory that reduces all phenomena to one principle
— mo·nist \ˈmō-nist, ˈmä-\ noun
— mo·nis·tic \mō-ˈnis-tik, mä-\ adjective
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Origin of MONISM
German Monismus, from mon- + -ismus -ism
Rhymes with MONISM
abysm, ageism, autism, baalism, baptism, Birchism, bossism, bruxism, Buddhism, casteism, centrism, charism, Chartism, classism, cubism, cultism, czarism, deism, dwarfism, faddism, fauvism, Gaullism, Grecism, Hobbism, holism, Jainism, Klanism, leftism, lyrism, Mahdism, Maoism, Marxism, mutism, Nazism, nudism, Orphism, priggism, purism, Ramism, rightism, sadism, Saivism, sapphism, Scotism, sexism, Shaktism, Shiism, Sikhism, simplism, snobbism, sophism, statism, Sufism, tachism, Tantrism, Taoism, theism, Thomism, tourism, tropism, truism, Turkism, verism, Whiggism, Yahwism
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