"dualist" meaning in English

See dualist in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From dual + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dual|ist}} dual + -ist Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} dualist (not comparable)
  1. Of or supporting dualism. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Philosophy
    Sense id: en-dualist-en-adj-VMv6sUz1 Disambiguation of Philosophy: 34 38 27

Noun

Forms: dualists [plural]
Etymology: From dual + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dual|ist}} dual + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} dualist (plural dualists)
  1. Any person who supports dualism, the belief in absolute good and absolute evil. Categories (topical): People, Philosophy Translations (person supporting dualism): ثَنَوِيّ (ṯanawiyy) [masculine] (Arabic), dualista [masculine] (Czech), δυϊστής (dyïstís) [masculine] (Greek)
    Sense id: en-dualist-en-noun-f~HUHI2~ Disambiguation of People: 14 48 38 Disambiguation of Philosophy: 34 38 27 Disambiguation of 'person supporting dualism': 57 43
  2. Any person who believes in or argues for the duality of something. Categories (topical): Philosophy, Two
    Sense id: en-dualist-en-noun-3NVZb4OQ Disambiguation of Philosophy: 34 38 27 Disambiguation of Two: 7 19 75 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 29 64 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 6 26 68 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 20 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 5 20 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 23 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 7 21 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 6 30 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 13 21 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: antidualist, dualistic, nondualist Related terms: dualism

Inflected forms

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