parallelistic

American  

[par-uh-lel-is-tik, -luh-lis-] / ˌpær ə lɛlˈɪs tɪk, -ləˈlɪs- /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or of the nature of a parallelism.

2. of or relating to the metaphysical doctrine of parallelism or to its adherents.

3. resembling, approaching, or characterized by parallelism.

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Etymology

Origin of parallelistic

First recorded in 1865–70; parallelist + -ic

Example Sentences

You could call wilfing multitasking, or parallelistic cognitive layering – or you could call it cocking around on the web.

From The Guardian • Aug. 14, 2011

But the situation is entirely changed, if we consider the smell effect from the point of view of the parallelistic theory.

From Psychotherapy by Münsterberg, Hugo

Further, a very fatal addition and burdensome accessory of the parallelistic theory is involved in the two corollaries it has above and beneath it.

From Naturalism And Religion by Otto, Rudolf

And we should require to find out through what parallelistic or abruptly idealistic system the “without” was done away with in this case.

From Naturalism And Religion by Otto, Rudolf

But the contested parallelistic interpretation of this dependence is made far more probable through other grounds.

From International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I Philosophy and Metaphysics by Various