MONISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does monism mean? 

• MONISM (noun)
  The noun MONISM has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: MONISM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MONISM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The doctrine that reality consists of a single basic substance or element

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("monism" is a kind of...):

doctrine; ism; philosophical system; philosophy; school of thought (a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school)

Antonym:

pluralism (the doctrine that reality consists of several basic substances or elements)

Derivation:

monistic (of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of monism)

 Context examples 

I'll start him on monism if I can.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

Long before the school of materialistic monism arose, the ground was removed so that there could be no foundation.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

He'll talk Nietzsche, or Schopenhauer, or Kant, or anything, but the only thing in this world, not excepting Mary, that he really cares for, is his monism.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

He was a Spencerian like you till Kreis turned him to materialistic monism.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

"There's Norton and Hamilton; come on and meet them. Stevens isn't around, I hear. I'm going to get them started on monism if I can. Wait till they get a few jolts in them and they'll warm up."

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)