syncretism
The reconciliation or fusion of different systems or beliefsThe reconciliation or fusion of different systems or beliefs (religious, cultural, or otherwise cosmologic or ontologic).
» Syncretism is my religious inclination.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The reconciliation or fusion of different systems or beliefs (religious, cultural, or otherwise cosmologic or ontologic).
Synkretismus
синкрети́змsinkretízm
the union (or attempted fusion) of different systems of thought or belief (especially in religion or philosophy)
(countable, uncountable)The fusion of different inflexional forms.
Synkretismus
the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
Examples
1 sentencesSyncretism is my religious inclination.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin syncretismus, from Ancient Greek συγκρητισμός (sunkrētismós, “federation of CreFrom Latin syncretismus, from Ancient Greek συγκρητισμός (sunkrētismós, “federation of Cretan cities”), from συγκρητίζω (sunkrētízō, “to unite against a common enemy”), from σύν (sún, “together”) (see English syn-) + Κρῆτες (Krêtes, “Cretans”). By surface analysis, syn- + Crete + -ism (“Crete joining together”).
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Forms
plural: syncretisms| Singular | syncretism |
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Synonyms
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable