monadism

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mo·nad

M0380100 (mō′năd′)n.1. Philosophy An indivisible, impenetrable unit of substance viewed as the basic constituent element of physical reality in the metaphysics of Leibniz.2. Biology A single-celled microorganism, especially a flagellate protozoan formerly classified in the taxonomic group Monadina.
[Latin monas, monad-, unit, from Greek, from monos, single; see men- in Indo-European roots.]
mo·nad′ic (mə-năd′ĭk), mo·nad′i·cal adj.mo·nad′i·cal·ly adv.mo′nad·ism n.

monadism

(ˈmɒnəˌdɪzəm; ˈməʊ-) or

monadology

n (Philosophy) (esp in the writings of Leibnitz) the philosophical doctrine that monads are the ultimate units of reality ˌmonadˈistic adj

monadism

1. the Leibnizian doctrine of monads as unextended, indivisible, and indestructible entities that are the ultimate constituent of the universe and a microcosm of it. Also called monadology.
2. the doctrine of Giordano Bruno concerning monads as basic and irreducible metaphysical units that are psychically and spatially individuated. — monadistic, adj.See also: Philosophy