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1. (n.) syncretism
the attempted reconciliation or union of different or opposing principles, practices, or parties, as in philosophy or religion.
2. syncretism
the merging, as by historical change in a language, of two or more inflectional categories into one, as the use in nonstandard English of was with both singular and plural subjects.
Etymology: (1610–20; < NL syncretismus < Gk synkrētismós union of Cretans &indirdesc; syn- syn - +Krēt-, Krēs a Cretan)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) syncretism
the union (or attempted fusion) of different systems of thought or belief (especially in religion or philosophy)
"a syncretism of material and immaterial theories"
2. (noun) syncretism
the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) syncretism
attempted union of principles or parties irreconcilably at variance with each other
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. syncretism
name given to an attempted blending of different, more or less antagonist, speculative or religious systems into one, such as Catholic and Protestant or Lutheran and Reformed.
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