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Religious pluralism, having emphasis on inclusi-vism in religious education instead of allowing exclusivism can be demonstrated by giving in-stances, Aruna Roy v. Union of India, (2002) 7 SCC 368....
Pluralize
To make plural by using the plural termination to attribute plurality to to express in the plural form...
Plurality
Plurality, majority; in greater number than one. The holding of more than one ecclesiastical benefice is very much restricted.The (English) Pluralities Act, 1838 (repealing the former statute against pluralities, 21 Hen. 8, c. 13), as amended by the (English) Pluralities Measure, 1930 (20 & 21 Geo. 5, No. 7), provides that two benefices may be held together, by dispensation of the archbishop on the recommendation of the bishop, if the churches be within four miles of each other, and if the annual value of one does not exceed 400l....
Religious denomination
Religious denomination, different sects and sub-sects of the Hindu Religion having a common faith and a common spiritual organisation come under the definition of denomination, Shirur Math v. Commission of Endowment, (1952) 1 MLJ 557.Religious denomination, enjoys certain rights per-taining to the establishment, management etc., of its own religion and charitable institutions, A Commentary on the Constitution of India, Durga Das Basu, 4th Edn., Vol. 2, p. 159.Religious denomination, in India, subject to public order, morality and health, every religious denomination or any section thereof enjoys the fundamental right to establish and maintain institutions for religious and charitable purposes, to manage its own affairs in matters of religion, to own and acquire movable and immovable property and to administer such property in accordance with law, Constitution of India, Art. 26.Religious denomination, is a religious sect or body having a common faith and organization and designated by a...
Plurality
The state of being plural or consisting of more than one a number consisting of two or more of the same kind as a plurality of worlds the plurality of a verb...
plurality
plurality pl: -ties : an amount or group (as of votes) that is greater than any other amount or group within a total but that is not more than half ;esp : a group of justices on an appeals court who do not form a majority but with whose opinion enough other justices concur to render it the decision of the court see also plurality opinion at opinion compare majority ...
Pluralism
The quality or state of being plural or in the plural number...
Religious
Of or pertaining to religion concerned with religion teaching or setting forth religion set apart to religion as a religious society a religious sect a religious place religious subjects books teachers houses wars...
Religious charity
Religious charity, clause (13) of s. 6 defines 'religious charity' as meaning 'a public charity associated with a Hindu festival or observance of a religious character, whether it be connected with a math or temple or not', Commissioner v. Narayana Ayyangar, AIR 1965 SC 1916 (1917): (1965) 3 SCR 168. [T.N. Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1951 s. 6(13)]...
Religious endowment or endowment
Religious endowment or endowment, the ex-pression 'religious endowment' or 'endowment' has been defined in clause (11) of s. 9 as follows: 'Religious endowment' or 'Endowment' means all property belonging to, or given or endowed for the support of maths or temples or for the performance of any service or charity connected therewith and includes the premises of maths or temple but does not include gifts of property made as personal gifts or offerings to the head of a math or to the archaka or other employee of a temple. It follows that 'all property' belonging to, or given or endowed for the support of a temple or for the performance of any service or charity connected with the temple will constitute its endowment, including the premises of the temple, Commissioner v. Sri Ratnavarma Heggade, AIR 1977 SC 1848: (1977) 1 SCC 525: (1977) 1 SCR 889....
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