ENGLISH
REFERENCE

monism

n.
US //ˈmɑnɪzəm// monism Archaic
Antonyms
Origin

The word was coined by German philosopher Baron Christian von Wolff and first used in English in 1862, from New Latin monismus, from Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone”). By surface analysis, mon- + -ism.

© 2026 English Reference