monistic

adjective

mo·​nis·​tic

məˈnistik, 

mōˈ- 

-tēk

variants or less commonly monistical

-tə̇kəl, 

-tēk-

1

: of, relating to, or involving monism : relying on one factor or method in explanation

the monistic school would regard national law and international law as an integrated whole

—J. S. Roucek

—distinguished from dualistic and pluralistic

2

: of one type or character

that American culture is a monistic, unified, homogeneous culture

—David Golovensky

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