dualistic

[ doo-uh-lis-tik, dyoo- ]

/ ˌdu əˈlɪs tɪk, ˌdyu- /

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adjective

of, relating to, or of the nature of dualism.

dual; twofold.

Origin of dualistic

First recorded in 1795–1805; dual + -istic

OTHER WORDS FROM dualistic

du·al·is·ti·cal·ly, adverbnon·du·al·is·tic, adjectivenon·du·al·is·ti·cal·ly, adverbun·du·al·is·tic, adjective

un·du·al·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby dualistic

dual citizen, dual citizenship, dual heritage, dual highway, dualism, dualistic, duality, duality principle, dualize, Dual Monarchy, dual personality

Example sentences from the Web for dualistic

The problem with this kind of dualistic conceit is that it paints a black-and-white world.
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But it must be remembered that at that time the conceptions of chemists were wholly molded in the dualistic system.
Scientific Culture, and Other Essays|Josiah Parsons Cooke
How men have struggled and calculated to get at a solution regarding these dualistic essences!
The Ego and His Own|Max Stirner
We see from this that Geulincx has carried to its limit the dualistic basis of Descartes.
A History of Philosophy in Epitome|Albert Schwegler

Dualistic ethics which find in matter the principle of unreality or evil, diminish the human interest in physical fact.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor
What was really the final cause of the hostility to sensuousness displayed by dualistic mediaeval Christianity?
The Evolution of Love|Emil Lucka