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Syncretism : (noun)
1: 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: the fusion of originally different inflected forms
(resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Syncretism : \Syn"cre*tism\, n. (Philol.)
The union or fusion into one of two or more originally
different inflectional forms, as of two cases.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Syncretism : \Syn"cre*tism\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to make two parties
join against a third: cf. F. syncr['e]tisme.]
Attempted union of principles or parties irreconcilably at
variance with each other.
He is plotting a carnal syncretism, and attempting the
reconcilement of Christ and Belial. --Baxter.
Syncretism is opposed to eclecticism in philosophy.
--Krauth-Fleming.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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