pluralism
/plˈʊɹəlˌɪzəm/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The state of a pluralist; the holding of more than one ecclesiastical living at a time.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A social system that permits smaller groups within a society to maintain their individual cultural identities.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The belief that there should be diverse and competing centers of power in society.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The belief that values can be simultaneously antagonistic and incommensurable.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The belief that a plural predicate refers to its individuals rather than to a collective.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "Instead, it is more probable that globalization is leading to a plurality of pluralisms."
- "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."
- "Pluralism is a creative force because it admits of multiple ways to see a thing, multiple valuable paths to choose from."
Etymology
Etymology tree English plural Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English pluralism From plural + -ism.