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dualist.

Of or supporting dualism.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Of or supporting dualism.

    not-comparable
    She has a strictly dualist approach to morality.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English dual Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English dualist From dual + -ist.

noun
  1. Any person who supports dualism, the belief in absolute good and absolute evil.

    The Manicheans were dualists.
  2. Any person who believes in or argues for the duality of something.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English dual Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English dualist From dual + -ist.

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