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Definition of: monism
(mon′iz·əm, mō′niz·əm) noun
1. The doctrine of cosmology that attempts to explain the phenomena of the cosmos by one principle of being or ultimate substance: opposed to philosophical dualism and pluralism.
2. Any theory that refers many different facts to a single principle.
3. See MONOGENESIS (Def. 1). [<NL monismus <Gk. monos single]
—mon′ist noun
—mo·nis′tic or ·ti·cal adjective
—mo·nis′ti·cal·ly adverb
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