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DUALISM

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du⋅al⋅ism

  [doo-uh-liz-uhm, dyoo-]
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–noun
1. the state of being dual or consisting of two parts; division into two.
2. Philosophy.
a. the view that there are just two mutually irreducible substances. Compare monism, pluralism.
b. the view that substances are either material or mental.
3. Theology.
a. the doctrine that there are two independent divine beings or eternal principles, one good and the other evil.
b. the belief that a human being embodies two parts, as body and soul.
Origin:
1785–95; dual + -ism

Related forms:
du⋅al⋅ist, noun, adjective
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du·al·ism   (dōō'ə-lĭz'əm, dyōō'-)   
n.  

  1. The condition of being double; duality.

  2. Philosophy The view that the world consists of or is explicable as two fundamental entities, such as mind and matter.

  3. Psychology The view that the mind and body function separately, without interchange.

  4. Theology

    1. The concept that the world is ruled by the antagonistic forces of good and evil.

    2. The concept that humans have two basic natures, the physical and the spiritual.

du'al·ist n., du'al·is'tic adj., du'al·is'ti·cal·ly adv.
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Cultural Dictionary

dualism

In philosophy and theology, any system that explains phenomena by two opposing principles. Many philosophers hold to a dualism of mind and matter, or mind and body. For many theologians, the two principles are those of good and evil.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: du·al·ism
Pronunciation: 'd(y)ü-&-"liz-&m
Function: noun
1 : a theory that considers reality to consist of twoirreducible elements or modes (as mind and matter)
2 : a theory in hematology holding that the blood cells arise from two kinds of stem cells one of which yields lymphatic elementsand the other myeloid elements —du·al·ist /-&-l&st/ noun —du·al·is·tic /"d(y)ü-&-'lis-tik/ adjective
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dualism du·al·ism (d&oomacr;'ə-lĭz'əm, dy&oomacr;'-)
n.

  1. The theory that blood cells have two origins, from the lymphatic system and from the bone marrow.

  2. The view in psychology that the mind and body function separately, without interchange.

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