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1. (n.) dualism
the state of being dual or consisting of two parts; division into two.
2. dualism
(in metaphysics) any of various theories holding that reality is composed of two mutually irreducible substances.
3. dualism
(in epistemology) the view that substances are either material or mental.
4. dualism
the theological doctrine that there are two eternal principles, one good and one evil.
5. dualism
the belief that humans embody two parts, as body and soul.
Etymology: (1785–95)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) dualism
the doctrine that reality consists of two basic opposing elements, often taken to be mind and matter (or mind and body), or good and evil
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) dualism
state of being dual or twofold; a twofold division; any system which is founded on a double principle, or a twofold distinction
2. (noun) dualism
a view of man as constituted of two original and independent elements, as matter and spirit
3. (noun) dualism
a system which accepts two gods, or two original principles, one good and the other evil
4. (noun) dualism
the doctrine that all mankind are divided by the arbitrary decree of God, and in his eternal foreknowledge, into two classes, the elect and the reprobate
5. (noun) dualism
the theory that each cerebral hemisphere acts independently of the other
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. dualism
or Manichæism, the doctrine that there are two opposite and independently existing principles which go to constitute every concrete thing throughout the universe, such as a principle of good and a principle of evil, light and darkness, life and death, spirit and matter, ideal and real, yea and nay, God and Devil, Christ and Antichrist, Ormuzd and Ahriman.
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