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wholism

(ˈhəʊlɪzəm)
n
1. a variant spelling of holism
2. (Complementary Medicine) a variant spelling of holism
3. (Philosophy) a variant spelling of holism
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ho•lism

(ˈhoʊ lɪz əm)

n.
1. the theory that whole entities have an existence other than as the mere sum of their parts.
2. an approach to healing or health care, often involving therapies outside the mainstream of medicine, in which isolated symptoms or conditions are considered secondary to one's total physical and psychological state.
[< Greek hól(os) whole + -ism]
ho′list, n.
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SQ788 is a compassionate proposal that supports the nursing philosophy of wholism. Consider that, 788 allows for the patient to grow medical cannabis, make a topical salve or smoothie/salad and if beneficial then the patient is empowered, experiencing their autonomy and possibly their spirituality.
What physicists are now calling a unified field theory based on strings of relatable energy African (American) thinkers, like Wade Nobles, Na'im Akbar, Edwin Nichols, Molefi Kete Asante, Marimba Ani, Cheryl Grills, etc., have long called wholism (or holism) in reference to the global African sense of circular interdependence between people, the Earth and people, the cosmos to all, and last but not least, between spiritual and physical life.
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Obviously, he is not saying that both predicaments are the same or that the histories are strictly analogous, nor is he returning to the cultural wholism of Martin Buber's A Land of Two Peoples.
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This finding, however, makes sense if one considers the idea of wholism within health psychology, in which the mind is thought to influence the body.
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As evidenced by the distinction he makes between holism and wholism (which most dictionaries treat as synonyms), semantics play an important role in Smith's pedagogy.