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• 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
Example sentence • The concept of dualisms is often explored in philosophy.
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• an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
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• the theory that the parts of any whole cannot exist and cannot be understood except in their relation to the whole
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Example sentence • He imitated his favorite singer's idolisms while performing on stage.
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• the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals
Example sentence • Different people have different metabolisms .
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• a system of symbols and symbolic representations
Example sentence • The novel is rich in symbolisms that reflect the protagonist's internal struggle.
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Example sentence • She has a unique perspective on life and often shares her wholisms with others.
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• complete metamorphosis in insects
Example sentence • Some insect species undergo holometabolisms that last for several years before reaching the adult stage.
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• the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)
Example sentence • His heroisms during the war earned him several medals.
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• dominance through threat of punishment and violence
Example sentence • The book discusses the dangers of absolutisms in political ideologies.
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• orthodoxy of a scholastic variety
Example sentence • The professor criticized the paper for its excessive academisms .
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Example sentence • Many scholars argue that the early church was influenced by various adoptianisms .
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• discrimination on the basis of a person's age
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• a religious orientation of doubt; a denial of ultimate knowledge of the existence of God
Example sentence • Many philosophers throughout history have explored various agnosticisms and their implications.
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• the congenital absence of pigmentation in the eyes and skin and hair
Example sentence • People with albinisms have very light-colored or white hair.
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• an obsolete term for the study and treatment of mental illness
Example sentence • The book is filled with strange alienisms that are difficult to understand.
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Example sentence • The presence of multiple alleles for the same gene leads to allelisms .
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• mountain climbing (not restricted to the Alps)
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• the conviction that people should participate in sports as a hobby (for the fun of it) rather than for money
Example sentence • His amateurisms in the kitchen often resulted in burnt meals.
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• the doctrine that moral distinctions are invalid
Example sentence • His amoralisms shocked his conservative parents.
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• a Protestant movement in the 16th century that believed in the primacy of the Bible, baptised only believers, not infants, and believed in complete separation of church and state
Example sentence • The history of anabaptisms goes back to the 16th century.
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Example sentence • He is known for his creative use of analogisms .
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• the doctrine that human beings are purely animal in nature and lacking a spiritual nature
Example sentence • The study of animalisms is an important field in biology.
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• the doctrine that all natural objects and the universe itself have souls
Example sentence • Different cultures practice various forms of animisms .
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• a state of deep-seated ill-will
Example sentence • There were deep antagonisms between the two political parties.
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Example sentence • We need to address the issue of antiblackisms in our society.
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• a short pithy instructive saying
Example sentence • The book is filled with insightful aphorisms about life and love.
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• (mineralogy) a star-shaped figure with six rays that is seen in some crystal structures under reflected or transmitted light
Example sentence • The Big Dipper and the Little Dipper are two well-known asterisms in the night sky.
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• (ophthalmology) impaired eyesight resulting usually from irregular conformation of the cornea; common in nearsighted people
Example sentence • She has astigmatisms in both of her eyes.
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• the relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times
Example sentence • There were several asynchronisms in the performance that disrupted the flow of the play.
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• the absence of a key; alternative to the diatonic system
Example sentence • Many composers experimented with atonalisms in the early 20th century.
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Example sentence • She exhibited atropisms in her behavior, consistently moving away from social interactions.
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Example sentence • She found an old journal filled with atticisms from the 19th century.
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Example sentence • The director's signature style was evident in the film's use of auteurisms .
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• any reaction that occurs automatically without conscious thought or reflection (especially the undirected behavior seen in psychomotor epilepsy)
Example sentence • Certain automatisms can occur during sleep, such as sleepwalking and sleep talking.
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Example sentence • The automorphisms of a group form a mathematical structure.
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Example sentence • The assignment explores the phenomenon of binarisms in language and literature.
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• use of biological principles in explaining human especially social behavior
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Example sentence • The concept of biracialisms acknowledges the diversity within the biracial community.
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Example sentence • I love reading articles that are filled with bogyisms .
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• involuntarily or unconsciously clenching or grinding the teeth, typically during sleep
Example sentence • My dentist told me I have bruxisms .
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• the manner and dress of a fop or dandy
Example sentence • His dandyisms and flamboyant style made him stand out in the crowd.
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• acceptance of the inevitability of defeat
Example sentence • His repeated failures have led him to develop defeatisms .
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• a belief in and reverence for devils (especially Satan)
Example sentence • His book explores various demonisms found in folklore and mythology.
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• dominance through threat of punishment and violence
Example sentence • Throughout history, many countries have experienced oppressive despotisms .
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• the process of deformation that produces continents and ocean basins in the earth's crust
Example sentence • The movement of the Earth's tectonic plates is responsible for diastrophisms .
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• communication that is suitable for or intended to be instructive
Example sentence • Her book is filled with didacticisms , teaching readers through thoughtful examples.
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Example sentence • His dilettantisms in painting and music never amounted to much.
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