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Pluralist

noun
1.
A cleric who holds more than one benefice at a time.
2.
A philosopher who believes that no single explanation can account for all the phenomena of nature.
3.
Someone who believes that distinct ethnic or cultural or religious groups can exist together in society.






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"Pluralist" Quotes from Famous Books



... and was one year younger than Humphries, and ten older than Purcell. In 1669 he became organist of Westminster Abbey. He, like Humphries, and, indeed, all the foremost musicians of the period, was a bloated pluralist, and held other positions. It is said that he resigned Westminster Abbey in 1680 in Purcell's favour. Whether the resignation was voluntary or not, Purcell assuredly took his place at that date. After Purcell's death in 1695 Dr. Blow took the position again, and retained ...
— Purcell • John F. Runciman



Words linked to "Pluralist" :   cleric, philosopher, liberalist, progressive, churchman, ecclesiastic, pluralism, divine, liberal



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