1. Someone who believes that distinct ethnic, cultural or religious groups can exist together in society
   "As a pluralist, she advocated for policies that respected and preserved diverse cultural traditions"
    
2. A philosopher who believes that no single explanation can account for all the phenomena of nature
   "The pluralist argued against reductionist theories, insisting on the complexity of reality"
    
3. A cleric who holds more than one benefice at a time
   "The medieval pluralist was criticized for accumulating multiple church offices"

Derived forms: pluralists

Type of: cleric, divine, ecclesiast, ecclesiastic, liberal, liberalist, philosopher, progressive

Encyclopedia: Pluralist