Definitions for: Pluralism

[n] the doctrine that reality consists of several basic substances or elements

Webster (1913) Definition: Plu"ral*ism, n.
1. The quality or state of being plural, or in the plural
number.

2. (Eccl.) The state of a pluralist; the holding of more than
one ecclesiastical living at a time. [Eng.]

See Also: doctrine, ism, philosophy, school of thought