Dualism (original) (raw)
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The doctrine that reality consists of two basic opposing elements, often taken to be mind and matter (or mind and body), or good and evil
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("dualism" is a kind of...):
doctrine; ism; philosophical system; philosophy; school of thought (a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school)
Derivation:
dualist (an adherent of dualism)
dualistic (of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of dualism)