syncretism

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: syn=cre=tism

CIDE DICTIONARY

syncretism, n. [Gr. , fr. to make two parties join against a third: cf. F. syncrétisme.].

•  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."  [1913 Webster]

  "Syncretism is opposed to eclecticism in philosophy."  [1913 Webster]
•  The union or fusion into one of two or more originally different inflectional forms, as of two cases.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

syncretism, n.
1 Philos. & Theol. the process or an instance of syncretizing (see SYNCRETIZE).
2 Philol. the merging of different inflectional varieties in the development of a language.

Derivative

syncretic adj. syncretist n. syncretistic adj.

Etymology

mod.L syncretismus f. Gk sugkretismos f. sugkretizo (of two parties) combine against a third f. kres Cretan (orig. of ancient Cretan communities)

THESAURUS

syncretism

Anschluss, addition, admixture, affiliation, agglomeration, aggregation, agreement, alliance, alloyage, amalgamation, assimilation, association, blend, blending, cabal, cartel, casualness, centralization, coalescence, coalition, combination, combine, combo, comminglement, commingling, commixture, composition, confederacy, confederation, congeries, conglomeration, conjugation, conjunction, consolidation, conspiracy, crudity of intellect, denominationalism, eclecticism, ecumenism, embodiment, encompassment, enosis, federalization, federation, fusion, hookup, immixture, imprudence, inclusion, incorporation, indiscreetness, indiscretion, indiscriminateness, indiscrimination, insensibility, insensitivity, integration, interfusion, interlarding, interlardment, interminglement, intermingling, intermixture, junction, junta, lack of feeling, lack of refinement, league, marriage, meld, melding, merger, mingling, mixing, mixture, package, package deal, partisanism, pluralism, promiscuity, promiscuousness, schismatism, sectarianism, sectarism, solidification, syndication, syneresis, synthesis, tactlessness, tie-up, uncriticalness, undiscriminatingness, undiscriminativeness, unfastidiousness, unification, union, unmeticulousness, unparticularness, unpreciseness, unselectiveness, untactfulness, wedding

ROGET THESAURUS

syncretism

Disagreement

N disagreement, discord, discordance, dissonance, dissidence, discrepancy, unconformity, incongruity, incongruence, discongruity, mesalliance, jarring, dissension, conflict, bickering, clashing, misunderstanding, wrangle, disparity, mismatch, disproportion, dissimilitude, inequality, disproportionateness, variance, divergence, repugnance, unfitness, inaptitude, impropriety, inapplicability, inconsistency, inconcinnity, irrelevancy, misjoining, misjoinder, syncretism, intrusion, interference, concordia discors, fish out of water, disagreeing, discordant, discrepant, at variance, at war, hostile, antagonistic, repugnant, incompatible, irreconcilable, inconsistent with, unconformable, exceptional, intrusive, incongruous, disproportionate, disproportionated, inharmonious, unharmonious, inconsonant, unconsonant, divergent, repugnant to, inapt, unapt, inappropriate, improper, unsuited, unsuitable, inapplicable, not to the point, unfit, unfitting, unbefitting, unbecoming, illtimed, unseasonable, mal a propos, inadmissible, inapposite, uncongenial, ill-assorted, ill-sorted, mismatched, misjoined, misplaced, misclassified, unaccommodating, irreducible, incommensurable, uncommensurable, unsympathetic, out of character, out of keeping, out of proportion, out of joint, out of tune, out of place, out of season, out of its element, at odds with, at variance with, in defiance, in contempt, in spite of, discordantly, a tort et a travers, asinus ad lyram.

Heterodoxy

N heterodoxy, error, false doctrine, heresy, schism, schismaticism, schismaticalness, recusancy, backsliding, apostasy, atheism, bigotry, fanaticism, iconoclasm, hyperorthodoxy, precisianism, bibliolatry, sabbatarianism, puritanism, anthropomorphism, idolatry, superstition, dissent, sectarism, sectarianism, noncomformity, secularism, syncretism, protestantism, Arianism, Adventism, Jansenism, Stundism, Erastianism, Calvinism, quakerism, methodism, anabaptism, Puseyism, tractarianism, ritualism, Origenism, Sabellianism, Socinianism, Deism, Theism, materialism, positivism, latitudinarianism High Church, Low Church, Broad Church, Free Church, ultramontanism, papism, papistry, monkery, papacy, Anglicanism, Catholicism, Romanism, popery, Scarlet Lady, Church of Rome, Greek Church, paganism, heathenism, ethicism, mythology, polytheism, ditheism, tritheism, dualism, heathendom, Judaism, Gentilism, Islamism, Islam, Mohammedanism, Babism, Sufiism, Neoplatonism, Turcism, Brahminism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sabianism, Gnosticism, Hylotheism, Mormonism, Christian Science, heretic, apostate, antichrist, pagan, heathen, painim, paynim, giaour, gentile, pantheist, polytheist, idolator, schismatic, sectary, sectarian, sectarist, seceder, separatist, recusant, dissenter, nonconformist, nonjuror, bigot, fanatic, abdal, iconoclast, latitudinarian, Deist, Theist, Unitarian, positivist, materialist, Homoiousian, Homoousian, limitarian, theosophist, ubiquitarian, skeptic, Protestant, Huguenot, orthodox dissenter, Congregationalist, Independent, Episcopalian, Presbyterian, Lutheran, Calvinist, Methodist, Wesleyan, Ana, Baptist, Mormon, Latter-day Saint, Irvingite, Sandemanian, Glassite, Erastian, Sublapsarian, Supralapsarian, Gentoo, Antinomian, Swedenborgian, Adventist, Bible Christian, Bryanite, Brownian, Christian Scientist, Dunker, Ebionite, Eusebian, Faith Curer, Curist, Familist, Jovinianist, Libadist, Quaker, Restitutionist, Shaker, Stundist, Tunker, ultramontane, Anglican, Oxford School, tractarian, Puseyite, ritualist, Puritan, Catholic, Roman, Catholic, Romanist, papist, Jew, Hebrew, Rabbinist, Rabbist, Sadducee, Babist, Motazilite, Mohammedan, Mussulman, Moslem, Shiah, Sunni, Wahabi, Osmanli, Brahmin, Brahman, Parsee, Sufi, Buddhist, Magi, Gymnosophist, fire worshiper, Sabian, Gnostic, Rosicrucian, heterodox, heretical, unorthodox, unscriptural, uncanonical, antiscriptural, apocryphal, unchristian, antichristian, schismatic, recusant, iconoclastic, sectarian, dissenting, dissident, secular, (lay), pagan, heathen, heathenish, ethnic, ethnical, gentile, paynim, pantheistic, polytheistic, Judaical, Mohammedan, Brahminical, Buddhist, Romish, Protestant, bigoted superstitious, fanatical, idolatrous, visionary, slave to no sect, superstitione tollenda religio non tollitur.