pluralism: Meaning and Definition of

plu•ral•ism

1. a theory that there is more than one basic substance or principle. Cf.dualism(def. 2),monism(def. 1a).
2. a theory that reality consists of two or more independent elements.
1. the holding by one person of two or more offices at the same time.
2. plurality (def. 7a).
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4. state or quality of being plural.