PLURALISM

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

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