pluralist n 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
Pluralist \Plu"ral*ist\, n. (Eccl.) A clerk or clergyman who holds more than one ecclesiastical benefice. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] Of the parochial clergy, a large proportion were pluralists. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]