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 syn·cre·tism /ˈsɪŋkrəˌtɪzəm, ˈsɪn-/
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 Syn·cre·tism n.
 1. 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.
 2. Philol. The union or fusion into one of two or more originally different inflectional forms, as of two cases.
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 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)