Holistic

Thursday 3^rd November 2016

Holistic - /həʊˈlɪstɪk/

Adjective   

1. Philosophy Characterised by the belief that the parts of something are intimately interconnected and explicable only by reference to the whole.
2. Medicine Characterised by the treatment of the whole person, taking into account mental and social factors, rather than just the symptoms of a disease.

Example sentences

Adjective

‘These two books bring a holistic approach to the analysis of transport and transport networks’

‘They offer a holistic approach to cancer care, which helps the whole family, not just the sufferer’

Origin

The word holistic was coined in 1926 by Gen. J.C. Smuts (1870-1950) and is based on the Greek root holos, which means 'whole'. The theory of holism refers to the theory that regards nature as consisting of wholes.

Thanks to: www.oxforddictionaries.com