<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>A theory that there is more than one basic substance or principle.</li><li>Compare dualism (def 2), monism (def 1a).</li><li>A theory that reality consists of two or more independent elements.</li><li>Ecclesiastical: the holding by one person of two or more offices at the same time.</li><li>Plurality (def 7a).</li><li>Cultural pluralism.</li><li>State or quality of being plural.</li></ul>