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du·al·ism
 dualism
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- pronunciation:
- du
lih
z
 m
[or]
du
lih
zm
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the state of being twofold; duality.
- similar words:
- duplicity
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| definition 2: |
in philosophy, the theory that reality consists of, or can be explained in term of, two basic principles, such as mind and body. (Cf. monism, pluralism.)
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| definition 3: |
in theology, the belief that two opposing principles, good and evil, govern the world, or the belief that man has two basic natures, physical and spiritual.
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| derivations: |
dualistic (adj.), dualistically (adv.), dualist (n.) |
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