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Webster 1913 Edition


Pluralist

Plu′ral-ist

,
Noun.
(Eccl.)
A clerk or clergyman who holds more than one ecclesiastical benefice.
[Eng.]
Of the parochial clergy, a large proportion were
pluralists
.
Macaulay.

Webster 1828 Edition


Pluralist

PLU'RALIST

,
Noun.
A clerk or clergyman who holds more ecclesiastical benefices than one, with cure of souls.

Definition 2024


pluralist

pluralist

English

Noun

pluralist (plural pluralists)

  1. A person who holds multiple offices, especially a clergyman who holds more than one ecclesiastical benefice.
  2. An advocate of pluralism (in all senses)

Translations

Adjective

pluralist (comparative more pluralist, superlative most pluralist)

  1. Of, or related to pluralism.
    • 2014, Bruce E. Cain, Democracy More or Less
      In addition, a more pluralist system in a large diverse democracy should foster aggregation, compromise, and tolerance.