pluralism

Noun

Meaning

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

The state of a pluralist; the holding of more than one ecclesiastical living at a time.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

plurality fusion credo national socialism difference combination philosophy composition variation democracy diversity plural communism divergence blending
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Antonyms

monism fork same standard success separatism
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Hypernyms

ism practice structure philosophy pattern doctrine

Related terms

plural pluralist pluralistic

Phrases with the word

cultural pluralism agonistic pluralism

Examples

Ironically, the first thing that appealed to me about Islam was its pluralism. The fact that the Koran praises all the great prophets of the past. Karen Armstrong

The secular state is the guarantee of religious pluralism. This apparent paradox, again, is the simplest and most elegant of political truths. Christopher Hitchens

Pluralism is no longer simply an asset or a prerequisite for progress and development, it is vital to our existence. Aga Khan IV

I deeply believe in pluralism. I believe in the close proximity of multiple systems or agnostic systems. Ben Nicholson

Pluralism lets things really exist in the each-form or distributively. Monism thinks that the all-form or collective-unit form is the only form that is rational. William James

I like the pluralism of modernity; it doesn't threaten me or my faith. And if one's faith is dependent on being reinforced in every aspect of other people's lives, then it is a rather insecure faith, don't you think? Andrew Sullivan

Close letter words and terms

pluralisable pluralisation pluralise pluralist pluralistic pluralistic economy