pluralist
(noun) someone who believes that distinct ethnic or cultural or religious groups can exist together in society
pluralist
(noun) a philosopher who believes that no single explanation can account for all the phenomena of nature
pluralist
(noun) a cleric who holds more than one benefice at a time
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pluralist (plural pluralists)
A person who holds multiple offices, especially a clergyman who holds more than one ecclesiastical benefice.
An advocate of pluralism (in all senses)
pluralist (comparative more pluralist, superlative most pluralist)
Of, or related to pluralism.
Source: Wiktionary
Plu"ral*ist, n. (Eccl.)
Definition: A clerk or clergyman who holds more than one ecclesiastical benefice. [Eng.] Of the parochial clergy, a large proportion were pluralists. Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
