holistic

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/həʊˈlɪstɪk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hō lis′tik)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ho•lis•tic  (hō lis′tik),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Medicine, Holistic Therapyincorporating the concept of holism in theory or practice:holistic psychology.
  2. Medicine, Holistic Therapyidentifying with principles of holism in a system of therapeutics, esp. one considered outside the mainstream of scientific medicine, as naturopathy or chiropractic, and usually involving nutritional measures.
  • hol(ism) + -istic 1926
ho•lis′ti•cal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
holistic /həʊˈlɪstɪk/ adj
  1. of or relating to a doctrine of holism
  2. of or relating to the medical consideration of the complete person, physically and psychologically, in the treatment of a disease
hoˈlistically adv
'holistic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Whitehead
Collocations: take a holistic approach, a holistic approach towards [health care, mental health], practices holistic medicine, more...

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