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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary du·al·ism DATE 1794 1. a theory that considers reality to consist of two irreducible elements or modes 2. the quality or state of being dual or of having a dual nature 3. a. a doctrine that the universe is under the dominion of two opposing principles one of which is good and the other evil b. a view of human beings as constituted of two irreducible elements (as matter and spirit) English Etymology dualism 1794, from Fr. dualisme, in philosophical and theological senses; see dual + -ism. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 dualism dual·ism / 5dju:ElizEm; NAmE 5du:- / noun[U] 1. (philosophy 哲) the theory that there are two opposite principles in everything, for example good and evil 二元论 2. (formal) the state of having two parts 双重性；二元性 • dual·ist dual·ist·ic adj. • dual·ist noun Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged du·al·ism \ˈd(y)üəˌlizəm, -u̇ə-\ noun (-s) Etymology: French dualisme, from Latin dualis + French -isme -ism 1. : a theory that divides the world or a given realm of phenomena or concepts into two mutually irreducible elements or classes of elements: as a. : an ontological theory that divides reality into (1) subsistent forms and spatiotemporal objects or into (2) mind and matter < Cartesian dualism > — compare monism , pluralism b. : an epistemological theory that objective reality is known by means of subjective ideas, representations, images, or sense data— contrasted with monism 2. : the quality or state of being dual : twofold division < all our policies … have been plagued by dualism; we have too often tried to straddle the fence of expediency — H.W.Baldwin > 3. a. : the doctrine that the universe is under the dominion of two opposing principles one of which is good and the other evil b. : a view of man as constituted of two original and independent elements (as matter and spirit) 4. : the theory originated by Lavoisier and developed by Berzelius that all definite chemical compounds are binary and consist of two distinct constituents, themselves simple or complex, and possess opposite electrical properties — compare unitary theory 5. : a theory in hematology holding that the blood cells arise from two kinds of stem cells one of which yields lymphatic elements and the other myeloid elements — compare hematopoiesis |
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