Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pluralist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables: plu-ral-ist
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who holds multiple offices, especially a clergyman who holds more than one ecclesiastical benefice.

noun

An advocate of pluralism (in all senses)

adj

Of, or related to pluralism.

Example Sentences

"In addition, a more pluralist system in a large diverse democracy should foster aggregation, compromise, and tolerance."
"Her book includes an incisive discussion of misogyny on the New Right. [Laura K.] Field notes how “gynocracy” and “the longhouse” have become overwrought MAGA epithets for an unbearably feminized and pluralist society."

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-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English pluralist From plural + -ist.

Inflected Forms

pluralists (plural) more pluralist (comparative) most pluralist (superlative)

Derived Forms

antipluralist ethnopluralist

Questions

What does pluralist mean?: A person who holds multiple offices, especially a clergyman who holds more than one ecclesiastical benefice.
Where does pluralist come from?: Etymology tree English plural Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English pluralist From plural + -ist.

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