monism

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun the doctrine that reality consists of a single basic substance or element

Etymology

The word was coined by German philosopher Baron Christian von Wolff and first used in English in 1862, from New Latin monismus, from Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone”). By surface analysis, mon- + -ism.

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