1. existence of different groups within society: the existence of groups with different ethnic, religious, or political backgrounds within one society
2. sociology social policy and theory: the policy or theory that minority groups within a society should maintain cultural differences, but share overall political and economic power
3. christianity holding of multiple offices: the holding of more than one office or position by somebody, especially in a church
4. philosophy theory of various kinds of reality: the philosophical theory that reality is made up of many kinds of being or substance
5. state of being plural: the state or condition of being plural
