plu.ral.ism
n.（名词）
The condition of being plural.
多数状态：成为复数的状态
A condition of society in which numerous distinct ethnic, religious, or cultural groups coexist within one nation.
多元化的社会形态：许多不同的民族、宗教或文化群体共存于一个国家的社会状况
Ecclesiastical The holding by one person of two or more positions or offices, especially two or more ecclesiastical benefices, at the same time.
【基督教会】 兼任（制）：由一人同时担任两个或更多职务的，尤指同时担任两个或更多的圣职
Philosophy
【哲学】
The doctrine that reality is composed of many ultimate substances.
多元论：认为现实是由许多种终极物质构成的一种理论
The belief that no single explanatory system or view of reality can account for all the phenomena of life.
多元文化论：认为没有任何一个的阐释体系或现实观点能解释生活中的所有现象的一种信念
