holisticadj.

Etymology: formed as holism n. + -istic suffix.

a. Of or pertaining to holism; characterized by the tendency to perceive or produce wholes. Cf. holism n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > [adjective] > relating to doctrine or study

holistic1926

wholistic1937

wholist1944

1926 J. C. Smuts Holism & Evol. 99 The whole-making, holistic tendency, or Holism, operating in and through particular wholes, is seen at all stages of existence.

1927 Brit. Weekly 20 Jan. 418/4 The real entities of the material world must, like organisms, be creative, self-transcending, functional. They must be Holistic unities.

1931 Smuts in Times 2 Sept. 7/7 Instead of the animistic, or the mechanistic, or the mathematical universe, we see the genetic, organic, holistic universe.

1964 Punch 20 May 736/1 If..we view a person as a large..holistic, versatile, symbol processing system.

1970 New Scientist 9 July 96/1 Each level is equipped with its own ‘laws of organization’, ‘intrinsic patterns’ or whatever ‘holistic’ term you prefer to choose.

1971 Nature 13 Aug. 504/2 Professor J. S. Weiner has pioneered the modern holistic approach to the study of man.

1971 F. A. Stafleu Linnaeus & Linnaeans ii. 39 ‘Canon’ means here ‘general rule or axiom’ and has overtones of ‘genuine and inspired’, known instinctively by a holistic, not an analytical, approach to the phenomena of life.

b. holistic medicine n. a form of medical treatment that attempts to deal with the whole person and not merely with his or her physical condition.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > art or science of medicine > [noun] > holistic medicine

holistic medicine1960

1960 F. H. Hoffman et al. in Psychosomatics I. 249/2 Throughout the United States, concern with teaching about the whole man—‘holistic’ or comprehensive medicine—is a growing phenomenon in the medical school curriculum.

1976 Ann. Internal Med. 84 603/1 The inability of physicians, psychiatrists included, to practice a genuinely holistic medicine that integrates knowledge of the body, the mind, and the environment is striking.

1980 San Francisco Bay Guardian 16 Oct. 11/2 Where traditional Western medicine identifies and attacks symptoms, holistic medicine seeks to identify the underlying conditions in the client's life that have caused the illness or allowed it to happen and then to alleviate them.

1984 Sunday Tel. 17 June 15/8 Priests and ministers are increasingly asked for services of healing and the laying-on of hands—by a public increasingly drawn to alternative and holistic medicine.

Derivatives

hoˈlistically adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > [adverb] > in manner of doctrine or belief

holistically1926

1926 J. C. Smuts Holism & Evol. 127 There is a synthesis which makes the elements or parts act as one or holistically.

1961 J. B. Wilson Reason & Morals ii. 117 There may be sane people who do not ‘appreciate’ (i.e. respond holistically to) works of art or to nature.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	holistic
释义	holisticadj. Etymology: formed as holism n. + -istic suffix. a. Of or pertaining to holism; characterized by the tendency to perceive or produce wholes. Cf. holism n. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > [adjective] > relating to doctrine or study holistic1926 wholistic1937 wholist1944 1926 J. C. Smuts Holism & Evol. 99 The whole-making, holistic tendency, or Holism, operating in and through particular wholes, is seen at all stages of existence. 1927 Brit. Weekly 20 Jan. 418/4 The real entities of the material world must, like organisms, be creative, self-transcending, functional. They must be Holistic unities. 1931 Smuts in Times 2 Sept. 7/7 Instead of the animistic, or the mechanistic, or the mathematical universe, we see the genetic, organic, holistic universe. 1964 Punch 20 May 736/1 If..we view a person as a large..holistic, versatile, symbol processing system. 1970 New Scientist 9 July 96/1 Each level is equipped with its own ‘laws of organization’, ‘intrinsic patterns’ or whatever ‘holistic’ term you prefer to choose. 1971 Nature 13 Aug. 504/2 Professor J. S. Weiner has pioneered the modern holistic approach to the study of man. 1971 F. A. Stafleu Linnaeus & Linnaeans ii. 39 ‘Canon’ means here ‘general rule or axiom’ and has overtones of ‘genuine and inspired’, known instinctively by a holistic, not an analytical, approach to the phenomena of life. b. holistic medicine n. a form of medical treatment that attempts to deal with the whole person and not merely with his or her physical condition. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > art or science of medicine > [noun] > holistic medicine holistic medicine1960 1960 F. H. Hoffman et al. in Psychosomatics I. 249/2 Throughout the United States, concern with teaching about the whole man—‘holistic’ or comprehensive medicine—is a growing phenomenon in the medical school curriculum. 1976 Ann. Internal Med. 84 603/1 The inability of physicians, psychiatrists included, to practice a genuinely holistic medicine that integrates knowledge of the body, the mind, and the environment is striking. 1980 San Francisco Bay Guardian 16 Oct. 11/2 Where traditional Western medicine identifies and attacks symptoms, holistic medicine seeks to identify the underlying conditions in the client's life that have caused the illness or allowed it to happen and then to alleviate them. 1984 Sunday Tel. 17 June 15/8 Priests and ministers are increasingly asked for services of healing and the laying-on of hands—by a public increasingly drawn to alternative and holistic medicine. Derivatives hoˈlistically adv. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > [adverb] > in manner of doctrine or belief holistically1926 1926 J. C. Smuts Holism & Evol. 127 There is a synthesis which makes the elements or parts act as one or holistically. 1961 J. B. Wilson Reason & Morals ii. 117 There may be sane people who do not ‘appreciate’ (i.e. respond holistically to) works of art or to nature. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1926
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