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dualism

du·al·ism
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [doo-uh-liz-uh m, dyoo-]
    • /ˈdu əˌlɪz əm, ˈdyu-/
    • /ˈdjuː.ə.lɪ.zəm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [doo-uh-liz-uh m, dyoo-]
    • /ˈdu əˌlɪz əm, ˈdyu-/

Definitions of dualism word

  • noun dualism the state of being dual or consisting of two parts; division into two. 1
  • noun dualism Philosophy. the view that there are just two mutually irreducible substances. Compare monism, pluralism. the view that substances are either material or mental. 1
  • noun dualism Theology. the doctrine that there are two independent divine beings or eternal principles, one good and the other evil. the belief that a human being embodies two parts, as body and soul. 1
  • noun dualism Duality; the condition of being double. 1
  • uncountable noun dualism Dualism is the state of having two main parts or aspects, or the belief that something has two main parts or aspects. 0
  • noun dualism the state of being twofold or double 0
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Origin of dualism

First appearance:

before 1785
One of the 44% newest English words
First recorded in 1785-95; dual + -ism

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Parts of speech for Dualism

noun
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adverb
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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Synonyms for dualism

noun dualism

  • polarity — Physics. the property or characteristic that produces unequal physical effects at different points in a body or system, as a magnet or storage battery. the positive or negative state in which a body reacts to a magnetic, electric, or other field.
  • biformity — having or combining two forms, as a centaur or mermaid.
  • doubleness — the quality or condition of being double.
  • duplexity — duplex apartment.
  • twofold — having two elements or parts.
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Related words

  • dualistic

    of, relating to, or of the nature of dualism.

  • monism

    Philosophy. (in metaphysics) any of various theories holding that there is only one basic substance or principle as the ground of reality, or that reality consists of a single element. Compare dualism (def 2), pluralism (def 1a). (in epistemology) a theory that the object and datum of cognition are identical. Compare pluralism (def 1b).

  • pluralism

    Philosophy. a theory that there is more than one basic substance or principle. Compare dualism (def 2), monism (def 1a). a theory that reality consists of two or more independent elements.
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