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Etymology
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 Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -istic English dualistic From dual + -istic.
Meanings
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Of or relating to dualism.
A second difficulty that has distanced Mary from the communion of saints […] is the strategy that casts her as the feminine ideal and thus sets her up as the model for all other women. Those who take this approach invariably use a dualistic anthropology that divides male and female into watertight compartments, elevating sex to an ontological principle that results in virtually two types of human nature.
2000 June 17, Elizabeth A. Johnson, “Mary of Nazareth: Friend of God and Prophet”, in America, volume 182, number 21:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more dualistic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most dualistic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nondualistic · dualistic development · dualistically · undualistic · antidualistic
Translations (9)
nb dualistisk (relating to dualism) · id dualistis (relating to dualism) · be дуалісты́чны (relating to dualism) · uk дуалісти́чний (relating to dualism) · ru дуалисти́ческий (relating to dualism) · pl dualistyczny (relating to dualism) · da dualistisk (relating to dualism) · kk дуалистік (relating to dualism) · nn dualistisk (relating to dualism)