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pluralistic

pluralistic

9 7.3
Accepting and respecting many different groups and beliefs
  • adjective
  • /ˌplʊəˈrɪstɪk/
translation icon : pluralista
  • A pluralistic society allows for many different groups and beliefs to coexist peacefully.
  • pluralistic society
  • pluralistic democracy
  • pluralistic community

And that's part of this pluralistic ethics approach.

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Examples

  • And then maybe more importantly, one of the things that gives me the most hope is this pluralistic people power movement out there for America.

  • The liberal ideal is the good society, a tolerant and a pluralistic society.

  • And we are a pluralistic society.

  • And at that time until today, the solution is a more inclusive, pluralistic society.

  • A new awareness of the pluralistic cultural context of the Eastern Mediterranean world.

    Academic text (2015)
  • And how do you preserve a tolerant pluralistic culture?

  • And I was wondering how you see that culture linked to issues of proclaiming the common good in a pluralistic society.

  • Such a development would be consistent with the American desire for a genuinely pluralistic and self-governing world.

    Academic text (1991)
  • It's how we figured out how to have peaceful, pluralistic societies that are endlessly creative and free.

  • In addition, many music teachers feel unprepared to teach successfully in culturally pluralistic settings.

    Academic text (2015)

Synonyms

multicultural
vspluralistic
38 3.8

Having people from many countries and backgrounds living and working together

is broader, covering coexistence of many groups beliefs and authorities
multiethnic
vspluralistic
6 3.8

Having people from different cultures living together

is broader, applying to many group types beyond ethnicity
multi-ethnic
vspluralistic
3.7

Having people from different ethnic groups living or working together

is broader, used for coexistence of diverse groups or beliefs
polyethnic
vspluralistic
7.4

Having people from several different ethnic groups

is broader, covering many forms of group diversity beyond ethnicity

How Inclusive

inclusive
88 4.1
multicultural
38 3.8
pluralistic
9 7.3
accepting
3.6
tolerant
72 3.2

Surface Forms

pluralistic positive

Morphology

pluralistic = plural (transparent) = plural + istic

The adjective is directly formed from 'plural' with the productive adjectival suffix '-istic', so its meaning ('relating to multiplicity') is easily inferred by learners.

Etymology

The word pluralistic comes from plural, which means 'more than one', and from the Latin plus meaning 'more'. So, a pluralistic society or system is one that accepts and respects many groups, voices, or ideas.