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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The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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