entireness

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It was in these terms that Bonheur described herself in the interview: “Art is an absorbent — a tyrant. It demands heart, brain, soul, body, the entireness of his votary,” she said.

From New York Times • Oct. 17, 2022

Even when cleft or bored through it is not comprehended in its entireness.

From Walden by Thoreau, Henry David

Alec thought his mother's opinion the more to be approved, and Kate's the more to be admired; showing the lack of entireness in his nature, by thus dissociating the good and the admirable.

From Alec Forbes of Howglen by MacDonald, George

It demands heart, brain, soul, body, the entireness of the votary.

From Lives of Girls Who Became Famous by Bolton, Sarah Knowles

Well, she remains in her entireness and individuality, her costume as grotesque and her speech as Scotch as ever.

From Adèle Dubois A Story of the Lovely Miramichi Valley in New Brunswick by Savage, Mrs. William T.