eclecticism


eclec·ti·cism

noun \-ˈklek-tə-ˌsiz-əm\

Definition of ECLECTICISM

1
: a theory or practice (as of medicine or psychotherapy) that combines doctrines or methods (as therapeutic procedures) from diverse sources
2
: a system of medicine once popular in the United States that depended on plant remedies

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