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Syncretism

noun

The union (or attempted fusion) of different systems of thought or belief (especially in religion or philosophy).

The fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections).

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Etymology of 'Syncretism'

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"Syncretism" Quotes from Famous Books

... which should, of course, imply immortality. New Thought is hospitable to truth from whatever source derived. It is particularly hospitable to the suggestions of oriental religions and, as far as it has taken form as a distinct religious movement, it is becoming more and more markedly a kind of syncretism, a putting together of religious elements drawn from widely universal sources and it patently seeks nothing less than a universal religious fellowship in which the values of all true faith are recognized and which is to be under the control of what science has to say about ...

— Modern Religious Cults and Movements • Gaius Glenn Atkins

Words linked to "Syncretism" : syncretical, syncretistical, syncretistic, fusion, union, unification, syncretize, syncretic