Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to social or philosophical pluralism.
- adjective Having multiple aspects or parts.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Holding to the existence of many reals.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Characteristic of
pluralism .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of pluralism
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word pluralistic.
Examples
-
But at the end of the day they are but raw materials to feed a much broader process — and it is this process, with its combination of vision, leadership and effective communications and consensus building in pluralistic democratic societies of great diversity of habits, views and interests, that will make it work.
Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » New Mobility Advisory/Briefs 2006
-
Because of what social psychologists call pluralistic ignorance.
Crime 2009
-
Many persons would refuse to call the pluralistic scheme religious at all.
Pragmatism William James 1876
-
But (and forgive me if this seems obvious) what I don't see is how this kind of storytelling is inherently unhierarchical or pluralistic, which is a major theme characterizing much of the posting on this site.
-
As a rabbi, I look forward to finding ways for American Jews to partner with American Muslims in building the kind of pluralistic society in which we all can flourish.
Nancy Fuchs Kreimer: Proposed Muslim Community Center Near Ground Zero: 'A Slap in the Face' or 'Repairing the Breach?' Nancy Fuchs Kreimer 2010
-
This kind of pluralistic approach, in which individuals themselves are responsible, is very much in accord with a democratic outlook.
-
As a rabbi, I look forward to finding ways for American Jews to partner with American Muslims in building the kind of pluralistic society in which we all can flourish.
-
This kind of pluralistic approach, in which individuals themselves are responsible, is very much in accord with a democratic outlook.
-
This kind of pluralistic approach, in which individuals themselves are responsible, is very much in accord with a democratic outlook.
-
This kind of pluralistic approach, in which individuals themselves are responsible, is very much in accord with a democratic outlook.
-
This phenomenon, where people think widespread views are minority ones and vice versa, is called pluralistic ignorance.
How Did This Many Deaths Become Normal? Ed Yong 2022
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.