Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

holotropic

/ˈhɒləˌtɹɒpɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables
holotrop-ic
IPA
/ˈhɒləˌtɹɒpɪk/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

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”).

Word Breakdown

Phrases

holotropic breathwork holotropic state

Frequently Paired Words

Questions

How do you pronounce holotropic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɒləˌtɹɒpɪk/.
What does holotropic mean?
Oriented or moving towards wholeness.
Where does holotropic come from?
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”).

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