syncretism (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *syncretism*:
NOUN	state	syncretism	the union (or attempted fusion) of different systems of thought or belief (especially in religion or philosophy)
NOUN	process	syncretism	the fusion of originally / originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)

English > *syncretism*: 2 senses > noun 1, state
Meaning	The union (or attempted fusion) of different systems of thought or belief (especially in religion or philosophy).
Example	"a syncretism of material and immaterial theories"
Broader	union, unification	The state of being joined or united or linked
Spanish	sincretismo
Catalan	sincretisme
Adjectives	syncretic, syncretical, syncretistic, syncretistical	of or characterized by syncretism
Verbs	syncretize	unite (beliefs or conflicting principles)

English > *syncretism*: 2 senses > noun 2, process
Meaning	The fusion of originally / originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections).
Broader	fusion	The merging of adjacent sounds or syllables or words
Spanish	sincretismo
Adjectives	syncretic, syncretical, syncretistic, syncretistical	relating to a historical tendency for a language to reduce its use of inflections
Adjectives	syncretical, syncretistical	of or characterized by syncretism
Verbs	syncretize	become fused

HyperDic: syncretism