Found 2 items, similar to Syncretism.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: syncretism syncretism n 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)
English → English (gcide) Definition: Syncretism Syncretism \Syn"cre*tism\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to make two parties join against a third: cf. F. syncr['e]tisme.] 1. Attempted union of principles or parties irreconcilably at variance with each other. [1913 Webster] He is plotting a carnal syncretism, and attempting the reconcilement of Christ and Belial. --Baxter. [1913 Webster] Syncretism is opposed to eclecticism in philosophy. --Krauth-Fleming. [1913 Webster] 2. (Philol.) The union or fusion into one of two or more originally different inflectional forms, as of two cases. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]