monism
(noun) the doctrine that reality consists of a single basic substance or element
Source: WordNet® 3.1
monism (countable and uncountable, plural monisms)
(philosophy, religion) The doctrine of the oneness and unity of reality, despite the appearance of diversity in the world.
• Momins, Nimmos, nomism, omnism
Source: Wiktionary
Mon"ism, n. Etym: [From Gr.
1. (Metaph.)
Definition: That doctrine which refers all phenomena to a single ultimate constituent or agent; -- the opposite of dualism.
Note: The doctrine has been held in three generic forms: matter and its phenomena have been explained as a modification of mind, involving an idealistic monism; or mind has been explained by and resolved into matter, giving a materialistic monism; or, thirdly, matter, mind, and their phenomena have been held to be manifestations or modifications of some one substance, like the substance of Spinoza, or a supposed unknown something of some evolutionists, which is capable of an objective and subjective aspect.
2. (Biol.)
Definition: See Monogenesis, 1.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 December 2024
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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