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SYNCRETISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("syncretism" is a kind of...):
fusion (the merging of adjacent sounds or syllables or words)
Derivation:
syncretic (relating to a historical tendency for a language to reduce its use of inflections)
syncretical (of or characterized by syncretism)
syncretical; syncretistic (relating to a historical tendency for a language to reduce its use of inflections)
syncretistical (of or characterized by syncretism)
syncretistical (relating to a historical tendency for a language to reduce its use of inflections)
syncretize (become fused)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The union (or attempted fusion) of different systems of thought or belief (especially in religion or philosophy)
Example:
a syncretism of material and immaterial theories
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("syncretism" is a kind of...):
unification; union (the state of being joined or united or linked)
Derivation:
syncretic; syncretical; syncretistic; syncretistical (of or characterized by syncretism)
syncretize (unite (beliefs or conflicting principles))
