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mo·nism (mō′niz′əm, män′iz′əm)

noun

  1. the doctrine that there is only one ultimate substance or principle, whether mind (idealism), matter (materialism), or some third thing that is the basis of both
  2. the doctrine that reality is an organic whole without independent parts

Etymology: ModL monismus < Gr monos, single: see mono-

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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