"holist" meaning in English

See holist in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From hol- + -ist. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|hol|ist}} hol- + -ist Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} holist (not comparable)
  1. (education, of a learning strategy) That concentrates on forming an overview of the topic. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Education
    Sense id: en-holist-en-adj-xqqNBuwV Categories (other): English terms prefixed with hol- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hol-: 16 28 33 23 Topics: education
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: serialist [education]

Noun

Forms: holists [plural]
Etymology: From hol- + -ist. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|hol|ist}} hol- + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} holist (plural holists)
  1. A believer in, or practitioner of, holism; one who believes that a topic of study cannot be fully understood by studying the parts, or who studies by considering the whole. Categories (topical): People Coordinate_terms (believer in or practitioner of holism): reductionist Translations (believer in, or practitioner of, holism): holista [masculine] (Czech), holiste [feminine, masculine] (French), پُوروادِي [feminine] (Sindhi)
    Sense id: en-holist-en-noun-rg06vCIE Disambiguation of People: 0 40 37 23 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with hol- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hol-: 16 28 33 23 Disambiguation of 'believer in or practitioner of holism': 94 5 1 Disambiguation of 'believer in, or practitioner of, holism': 93 6 1
  2. (sociology) One who advocates studying society as a whole, and who consistently interprets the actions of individuals in that context. Categories (topical): Sociology, People
    Sense id: en-holist-en-noun-Hg7zESh9 Disambiguation of People: 0 40 37 23 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with hol-, English terms suffixed with -ist, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Sindhi translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 20 57 19 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hol-: 16 28 33 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 5 25 51 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 12 74 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 20 56 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 20 59 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 5 19 57 19 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 6 17 63 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Sindhi translations: 7 18 58 17 Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology
  3. (education) One who prefers to learn by forming an overview of the topic. Categories (topical): Education, People
    Sense id: en-holist-en-noun-69zyK6ZP Disambiguation of People: 0 40 37 23 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with hol- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hol-: 16 28 33 23 Topics: education
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: holistic, holism, positivism, reductionism Coordinate_terms: serialist [education]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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