dualism
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Noun
- [[duality|Duality]]; the condition of being [[double]].
- {{sid|en|philosophy}} {{lb|en|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]].
- {{lb|en|theology}} The [[belief]] that the world is [[rule]]d by a pair of [[antagonistic]] [[force]]s, such as [[good]] and [[evil]]; the belief that [[man]] has two [[basic]] [[nature]]s, the [[physical]] and the [[spiritual]].
- {{lb|en|international law}} The [[legal]] doctrine that [[international law]] must be [[transpose]]d into [[domestic]] [[law]] to have effect.
- {{lb|en|chemistry|dated}} The theory, originated by Lavoisier and developed by Berzelius, that all definite [[compound]]s are [[binary]] in their nature, and consist of two distinct constituents, themselves simple or complex, and having opposite chemical or electrical affinities.
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