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monism

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmɒnɪzəm/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mon′iz əm, mō′niz əm)

mon•ism (mon′iz əm, mō′niz əm),USA pronunciation n.

Philosophy
- (in metaphysics) any of various theories holding that there is only one basic substance or principle as the ground of reality, or that reality consists of a single element. Cf. dualism (def. 2), pluralism (def. 1a).
- (in epistemology) a theory that the object and datum of cognition are identical. Cf. pluralism (def. 1b).
Philosophythe reduction of all processes, structures, concepts, etc., to a single governing principle; the theoretical explanation of everything in terms of one principle.
Philosophythe conception that there is one causal factor in history;
the notion of a single element as primary determinant of behavior, social action, or institutional relations.

German Monismus. See mon-, -ism
1860–65

mon′ist, n.
mo•nis′ti•cal•ly, adv.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

monism /ˈmɒnɪzəm/ n

the doctrine that the person consists of only a single substance, or that there is no crucial difference between mental and physical events or properties
Compare dualism
See also materialism, idealism
the doctrine that reality consists of an unchanging whole in which change is mere illusion
Compare pluralism
the attempt to explain anything in terms of one principle only

Etymology: 19th Century: from Greek monos single + -ismˈmonist n , adj

'monism' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

absolutism - dualism - Haeckel - mentalism - pluralism - eudemonism - Mormon - neutral monism - polydaemonism

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