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Definition of Pluralism
1. Noun. A social organization in which diversity of racial or religious or ethnic or cultural groups is tolerated.
Derivative terms: Pluralist, Pluralistic
2. Noun. The doctrine that reality consists of several basic substances or elements.
Antonyms: Monism
Derivative terms: Pluralist, Pluralistic
3. Noun. The practice of one person holding more than one benefice at a time.
Definition of Pluralism
1. n. The quality or state of being plural, or in the plural number.
Definition of Pluralism
1. Noun. The quality or state of being plural, or in the plural number. ¹
2. Noun. (ecclesiastical) The state of a pluralist; the holding of more than one ecclesiastical living at a time. ¹
3. Noun. (context: social science) A social system based on mutual respect for each other's cultures among various groups that make up a society, wherein subordinate groups do not have to forsake their lifestyle and traditions but, rather, can express their culture and participate in the larger society free of prejudice. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pluralism
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Pluralism
1. 1. The quality or state of being plural, or in the plural number. 2. The state of a pluralist; the holding of more than one ecclesiastical living at a time. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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