Meanings
adjectiveholotropic (not comparable)
- not comparableOriented or moving towards wholeness.
Origin
Coined by psychiatrist Stanislav Grof. From ὅλος (hólos, “whole”) + -tropic (“turning or changing”), from τροπή (tropḗ, “movement towards something”) and τρέπω (trépō, “turn towards something”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French holotropique
- holotropiqueTranslations
Greek ολοτροπικός
- ολοτροπικός (olotropikós)Translations
Norwegian holotropisk
- holotropiskTranslations
Polish holotropowy
- holotropowyTranslations
Spanish holotrópico
- holotrópicoTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
holotropic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holotropic
MLA
“holotropic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holotropic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “holotropic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holotropic.
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