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Pluralism vs Inclusivism - What's the difference?

pluralism | inclusivism |

As nouns the difference between pluralism and inclusivism

is that pluralism is the quality or state of being plural, or in the plural number while inclusivism is the practice of incorporating disparate or unreconciled elements in a single, inclusive system or theory.

pluralism

English

(Webster 1913) (wikipedia pluralism)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The quality or state of being plural, or in the plural number.
  • (ecclesiastical) The state of a pluralist; the holding of more than one ecclesiastical living at a time.
  • (social science) A social system based on mutual respect for each other's cultures among various groups that make up a society, wherein subordinate groups do not have to forsake their lifestyle and traditions but, rather, can express their culture and participate in the larger society free of prejudice.
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    • Synonyms

    * (ecclesiastical) plurality

    Related terms

    * plural * pluralist * pluralistic

    References

    * * Guy Ankerl: Coexisting Contemporary Civilizations: Arabo-Muslim, Bhrati, Chinese, and Western. INUPress, Geneva, 2000 ISBN 2-88155-004-5 English words suffixed with -ism

    inclusivism

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia inclusivism) (-)
  • The practice of incorporating disparate or unreconciled elements in a single, inclusive system or theory.
  • (religion) The view that all religions have a partial truth.

    • Related terms

    * inclusivist

    Antonyms

    * (religion) exclusivism English words suffixed with -ism