Pluralism

Quick meaning: Pluralism is a noun meaning The quality or state of being plural, or in the plural number.

Meaning

The quality or state of being plural, or in the plural number.

More Meanings

1. (ecclesiastical) The state of a pluralist; the holding of more than one ecclesiastical living at a time.
2. (sociology) A social system that permits smaller groups within a society to maintain their individual cultural identities.
3. (politics) The belief that there should be diverse and competing centers of power in society.
4. (politics) The acknowledgement of a diversity of political systems.
5. (law) The existence of differing legal systems in a population or area.
6. (philosophy) The belief that values can be simultaneously antagonistic and incommensurable.
7. (philosophy) The belief that a plural predicate refers to its individuals rather than to a collective.

Example Sentences

Instead, it is more probable that globalization is leading to a plurality of pluralisms.

Pluralism is a creative force because it admits of multiple ways to see a thing, multiple valuable paths to choose from.

Due to pluralism and conflicts within the good itself, such perfection, for Berlin, is not possible. A compromise does not bring us closer to a higher telos in history.

Polytheism was inherently tolerant of the worship of many gods, because no single god was thought to control all the phenomena that are vital for human life. The gods were believed to tolerate this pluralism, and several could be worshiped in the same sanctuary or addressed in the same prayer.

Word Forms

• pluralisms

Synonyms for pluralism

Depending on context, synonyms include plurality.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include multiculturalism, multilateralism, multiparty, plurality, multilingualism, multitude.

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