HOLIST

Etymology

Adjective

holist (not comparable)

(education, of a learning strategy) That concentrates on forming an overview of the topic.

Coordinate terms

• (education): serialist

Noun

holist (plural holists)

A believer in, or practitioner of, holism; one who believes that a topic of study cannot be fully understood by studying the parts, or who studies by considering the whole.

(sociology) One who advocates studying society as a whole, and who consistently interprets the actions of individuals in that context.

(education) One who prefers to learn by forming an overview of the topic.

Coordinate terms

• (believer in or practitioner of holism): reductionist

• (education): serialist

Anagrams

• lithos, thiols, thoils

Source: Wiktionary



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