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wholeness /ˈhəʊlnəs /noun [mass noun]1The state of forming a complete and harmonious whole; unity: the work lacked a sense of wholeness and meaning...- The image manages to maintain a wholeness of perception.
- The sense of wholeness she talks of here, the idea of completion, for me evokes a moral agenda.
- The identifiably Yiddish and Hebrew elements within his poetry serve to interrogate the homogeneity and wholeness of English.
2The state of being unbroken or undamaged: the wholeness of the buildings is exceedingly well preserved...- They were thrilled at the new wholeness of their apartment - until they realized, from the pathetic sound of her muted meows, that he'd sealed their cat inside the wall.
- They went astray from the predestined path thus destructing the overall wholeness of the planet.
- This relationship has been damaged; it too is awaiting its wholeness to be restored in salvation.
2.1Good physical or mental health: our shared journey toward wholeness and healing...- To achieve psychic wholeness, each character must come to accept his or her memories.
- Their "wise handling and faire governance" restore the knight to wholeness.
- She calls her painting a 'psychological space to locate freedom to find a way towards wholeness'.
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