dualistic

American  

[doo-uh-lis-tik, dyoo-] / ˌdu əˈlɪs tɪk, ˌdyu- /

adjective

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

2. dual; twofold.

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Other Word Forms

• dualistically adverb
• nondualistic adjective
• nondualistically adverb
• undualistic adjective
• undualistically adverb

Etymology

Origin of dualistic

First recorded in 1795–1805; dual + -istic

Example Sentences

Zoroastrianism is a universal faith with both monotheistic and dualistic elements, and with rituals and beliefs based on the teachings of the prophet Zoroaster, who lived sometime in the first millennium BCE.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

And so I’m just kind of a dualistic character, and I think if you put them together, that’s, like, my ideal self.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2022

“A demonized concept of the enemy is being constructed, the worldview becomes dualistic — ‘we’ and ‘they,’ “ Faessler said. “‘They’ want to destroy us.

From Washington Post • Oct. 31, 2022

We tend to think about groups in negative terms, and when you're making evaluative judgments about things, they tend to be dualistic, black-and-white and unequivocal.

From Salon • Sep. 12, 2022

“If it is for your brother, it’s for you as well. That’s one place you dualistic types have it over the rest of us, eh?”

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman