Syncretism Definition

syncretism
noun
  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)

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