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dichotomism

dichotomism noun: the belief that the human being is formed of two components: material (body or flesh) and spiritual (soul or spirit).

Noun

dichotomism (uncountable)

  1. The belief that the human being is formed of two components: material (body or flesh) and spiritual (soul or spirit).

Origin of dichotomism

From dichotomy + -ism.

Words formed from dichotomism

Questions about dichotomism

What does dichotomism mean?
Dichotomism means the belief that the human being is formed of two components: material (body or flesh) and spiritual (soul or spirit).
What part of speech is dichotomism?
Dichotomism is a noun.

Words near dichotomism in the dictionary

  1. dichotomisations
  2. dichotomise
  3. dichotomised
  4. dichotomises
  5. dichotomising
  6. dichotomism
  7. dichotomist
  8. dichotomists
  9. dichotomization
  10. dichotomizations
  11. dichotomize

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