English noun: pluralism | |||
1. | pluralism (group) a social organization in which diversity of racial or religious or ethnic or cultural groups is tolerated | ||
Broader (hypernym) | social organisation, social organization, social structure, social system, structure | ||
2. | pluralism (cognition) the doctrine that reality consists of several basic substances or elements | ||
Broader (hypernym) | doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought | ||
Antonyms | monism | ||
3. | pluralism (act) the practice of one person holding more than one benefice at a time | ||
Broader (hypernym) | pattern, practice | ||