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

But the work of Holbein is true and thorough; accomplished, in the highest as the most literal sense, with a calm entireness of unaffected resolution, which sacrifices nothing, forgets nothing, and fears nothing.

From On the Old Road Vol. 1 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature by Ruskin, John

Nor is he only careful to provide for the body's entireness, but for its accommodation and ornament.

From The Works of Charles Lamb in Four Volumes, Volume 4 by Lamb, Charles

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

From Walden by Thoreau, Henry David

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

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