Word: dualism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: du
al
ism
Definition: The belief that the world is ruled by a pair of antagonistic forces, such as good and evil; the belief that man has two basic natures, the physical and the spiritual.
Morphemes:
Affix: dual
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Of an item that is one of a pair, the other item in the pair.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: duo
Language: la
Decoded: duo
Meaning: two
Affix: -alis
Language: la
Decoded: -alis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives of relationship from nouns or numerals.
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of a tendency of behaviour, action, state, condition or opinion belonging to a class or group of persons, or the result of a doctrine, ideology or principle or lack thereof.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.