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parallelism
[ par-uh-le-liz-uhm, -luh-liz- ]
noun
- the position or relation of parallels.
- agreement in direction, tendency, or character; the state or condition of being parallel.
- a parallel or comparison.
- Metaphysics. the doctrine that mental and bodily processes are concomitant, each varying with variation of the other, but that there is no causal relation of interaction between the two.
parallelism
/ ˈpærəlɛˌlɪzəm /
noun
- the state of being parallel
- grammar the repetition of a syntactic construction in successive sentences for rhetorical effect
- philosophy the dualistic doctrine that mental and physical processes are regularly correlated but are not causally connected, so that, for example, pain always accompanies, but is not caused by, a pin-prick Compare interactionism occasionalism
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Derived Forms
- ˈparalˌlelist, nounadjective
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Other Words From
- non·paral·lelism noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of parallelism1
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Example Sentences
In order to reach the star at lower culmination the finder tube had to be thrown out of parallelism with the main telescope.
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The expression for a sin-offering is distinct ( ), and the parallelism with in the next clause forbids that reference here.
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Is this apparent parallelism mere chance, or is it due to a certain amount of similarity in conditions?
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A very distinct parallelism is seen between the nature worship rites and phallic rites.
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There is a very striking parallelism between these two rites.
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