Definition of monism
1a
: a view that there is only one kind of ultimate substance
b
: the view that reality is one unitary organic whole with no independent parts
2
: monogenesis
3
: a viewpoint or theory that reduces all phenomena to one principle
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The first known use of monism was in 1832
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