holist

== English == === Etymology === From hol- +‎ -ist. === Adjective === holist (not comparable) (education, of a learning strategy) That concentrates on forming an overview of the topic. ==== Coordinate terms ==== (education): serialist === Noun === holist (plural holists) A believer in, or practitioner of, holism; one who believes that a topic of study cannot be fully understood by studying the parts, or who studies by considering the whole. (sociology) One who advocates studying society as a whole, and who consistently interprets the actions of individuals in that context. (education) One who prefers to learn by forming an overview of the topic. ==== Coordinate terms ==== (believer in or practitioner of holism): reductionist (education): serialist ==== Related terms ==== holistic holism ==== Translations ==== === See also === positivism reductionism === Anagrams === lithos, thiols, thoils