pluralism
Multiple views accepted
Pluralism is the coexistence of multiple distinct groups, viewpoints, or systems within a society or institution.
In politics, pluralism holds that power should be distributed among competing interests rather than concentrated: a healthy democracy depends on pluralism.
Religious pluralism accepts multiple faiths as legitimate paths.
Philosophical pluralism rejects the idea that reality can be explained by a single principle.
The term generally carries positive connotations of diversity and tolerance.
Across religious boundaries
- ecumenismMovement toward religious unity
- syncretismFusion of different beliefs
- denominationalRelating to religious sects
- sectarianRigidly devoted to faction
polytheism · monotheism · agnosticism · spiritual · doctrinal · congregational · clergy · worship
Groups sharing cultural heritage
- interculturalBetween different cultures
- cross-culturalInvolving multiple societies
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
bilingualism · multilingualism · customs · festivals · diaspora · immigration · polyglot · indigenous
State of being diverse
- multiplicityState of being many
- heterogeneityState of being dissimilar
- spectrumContinuous range of values
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
tapestry · inclusivity · eclecticism · range · assortment · kaleidoscope · patchwork · differentiation
Philosophy of universal equality
- secularismSeparation of faith, state
- liberalismPhilosophy valuing reform, tolerance
- democracyRule by the people
- humanismPhilosophy prioritizing earthly reason
relativism · cosmopolitanism · progressivism · communitarianism · individualism · inclusivism · universalism · multiculturalism
Rule by the people
- federalismDivided governmental authority system
- consociationalismGovernance through elite cooperation
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
representation · autonomy · electoral · coalition · bicameralism · parliamentary · multiparty · factionalism
Agreement or musical blend
- integrationCombining into a whole
- symbiosisInterspecies biological interdependence
- interdependenceReciprocal reliance between entities
- cohabitationDwelling together unmarried
collaboration · partnership · concord · synergy · cooperation · mutuality · solidarity · consensus
Practical problem-solving philosophy
- relativismContext-dependent truth doctrine
- constructivismActive knowledge-building theory
- epistemologicalRelating to knowledge theory
- ontologicalConcerning existence's nature
interfaith
Across religious boundaries
- ecumenismMovement toward religious unity
- syncretismFusion of different beliefs
- denominationalRelating to religious sects
sectarian · polytheism · monotheism · agnosticism · spiritual · doctrinal · congregational · clergy · worship · scripture
ethnicities
Groups sharing cultural heritage
- interculturalBetween different cultures
- cross-culturalInvolving multiple societies
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
traditions · bilingualism · multilingualism · customs · festivals · diaspora · immigration · polyglot · indigenous · syncretism
variety
State of being diverse
- multiplicityState of being many
- heterogeneityState of being dissimilar
- spectrumContinuous range of values
mosaic · tapestry · inclusivity · eclecticism · range · assortment · kaleidoscope · patchwork · differentiation · distinctiveness
egalitarianism
Philosophy of universal equality
- secularismSeparation of faith, state
- liberalismPhilosophy valuing reform, tolerance
- democracyRule by the people
humanism · relativism · cosmopolitanism · progressivism · communitarianism · individualism · inclusivism · universalism · multiculturalism · anti-authoritarianism
democracy
Rule by the people
- federalismDivided governmental authority system
- consociationalismGovernance through elite cooperation
- governanceHow authority is exercised
decentralization · representation · autonomy · electoral · coalition · bicameralism · parliamentary · multiparty · factionalism · lobbying
harmony
Agreement or musical blend
- integrationCombining into a whole
- symbiosisInterspecies biological interdependence
- interdependenceReciprocal reliance between entities
cohabitation · collaboration · partnership · concord · synergy · cooperation · mutuality · solidarity · consensus · alliance
pragmatism
Practical problem-solving philosophy
- relativismContext-dependent truth doctrine
- constructivismActive knowledge-building theory
- epistemologicalRelating to knowledge theory
ontological · monism · dualism · Berlin · tradeoffs
- -ismsatomism, postmodernism, feminism, Marxism, Darwinism
- civicsballot, election, ballots, Bill of Rights, branches of government
- governancegovernance, government, democracy, vote, parliament
- politicsdemocracy, campaigning, campaigns, democrats, bill
- religionChristianity, Islam, beliefs, Judaism, Hinduism
- community valuescommon good, solidarity, social cohesion, diversity, mutual respect
pluralismmonism
Single-substance metaphysics
dualism · materialism · reductionism · idealism · physicalism
pluralismauthoritarianism
Concentrated, unchecked governmental power
totalitarianism · uniformity · ethnonationalism · fascism · conformity
pluralismhomogeneity
State of sameness throughout
uniformity · monoculture · standardization · melting pot · assimilation
- religious pluralismMultiple faiths holding validity
plurality, pluralist, pluralistic, pluralists, pluralized, pluralization, pluralize, pluralizes, pluralizing