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monist
Variant of monism
noun
- 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
- the doctrine that reality is an organic whole without independent parts
Related Forms:
- monist noun
- monistic adjective or monistical
- monistically adverb
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