pluralism
(noun) the practice of one person holding more than one benefice at a time
pluralism
(noun) the doctrine that reality consists of several basic substances or elements
pluralism
(noun) a social organization in which diversity of racial or religious or ethnic or cultural groups is tolerated
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pluralism (countable and uncountable, plural pluralisms)
The quality or state of being plural, or in the plural number.
(ecclesiastical) The state of a pluralist; the holding of more than one ecclesiastical living at a time.
(sociology) A social system that permits smaller groups within a society to maintain their individual cultural identities.
(politics) The belief that there should be diverse and competing centers of power in society.
(politics) The acknowledgement of a diversity of political systems.
(law) The existence of differing legal systems in a population or area.
(philosophy) The belief that values can be simultaneously antagonistic and incommensurable.
• (ecclesiastical): plurality
Source: Wiktionary
Plu"ral*ism, n.
1. The quality or state of being plural, or in the plural number.
2. (Eccl.)
Definition: The state of a pluralist; the holding of more than one ecclesiastical living at a time. [Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 February 2025
(adjective) pertaining to giving directives or rules; “prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
