ALL meanings of dualism
du·al·ism
D d - 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
- noun dualism the doctrine, as opposed to idealism and materialism, that reality consists of two basic types of substance usually taken to be mind and matter or two basic types of entity, mental and physical 0
- noun dualism the theory that the universe has been ruled from its origins by two conflicting powers, one good and one evil, both existing as equally ultimate first causes 0
- noun dualism the theory that there are two personalities, one human and one divine, in Christ 0
- noun dualism the state of being dual; duality 0
- noun dualism the theory that the world is ultimately composed of, or explicable in terms of, two basic entities, as mind and matter 0
- noun dualism the doctrine that there are two mutually antagonistic principles in the universe, good and evil 0
- noun dualism the doctrine that man has two natures, physical and spiritual 0
- noun dualism (philosophy) The view that the world consists of, or is explicable in terms of, two fundamental principles, such as mind and matter or good and evil. 0
- noun dualism (theology) The belief that the world is ruled by a pair of antagonistic forces, such as good and evil; the belief that man has two basic natures, the physical and the spiritual. 0
- noun dualism (chemistry, dated) The theory, originated by Lavoisier and developed by Berzelius, that all definite compounds are binary in their nature, and consist of two distinct constituents, themselves simple or complex, and having opposite chemical or electrical affinities. 0