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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024du•al•ism (do̅o̅′ə liz′əm, dyo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation n. - the state of being dual or consisting of two parts;
division into two. - Philosophy
- the view that there are just two mutually irreducible substances. Cf. monism, pluralism.
- the view that substances are either material or mental.
- Religion[Theol.]
- Religionthe doctrine that there are two independent divine beings or eternal principles, one good and the other evil.
- Religionthe belief that a human being embodies two parts, as body and soul.
du′al•ist, n., adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: dualism /ˈdjuːəˌlɪzəm/ n - the state of being twofold or double
- 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
Compare monism - 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
- the theory that there are two personalities, one human and one divine, in Christ
ˈdualist n ˌdualˈistic adj du•al /ˈduəl, ˈdyu-/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun]- of, relating to, or meaning two; made up of two people, items, parts, etc., together:dual ownership.
du•al•ism, n. [uncountable]the dualism of good and evil. du•al•i•ty /duˈælɪti, dyu-/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]See -du-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024du•al (do̅o̅′əl, dyo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation adj. - of, pertaining to, or noting two.
- composed or consisting of two people, items, parts, etc., together;
twofold;
double:dual ownership; dual controls on a plane. - having a twofold, or double, character or nature.
- Grammarbeing or pertaining to a member of the category of number, as in Old English, Old Russian, or Arabic, that denotes two of the things in question.
n. [Gram.] - Grammarthe dual number.
- Grammara form in the dual, as Old English git "you two,'' as contrasted with ge "you'' referring to three or more.
- Latin duālis containing two, relating to a pair, equivalent. to du(o) two + -ālis -al1
- 1535–45
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