Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - syncretism
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Syncretism
syncretism
noun Etymology: New Latin ~us, from Greek synkretismos federation of Cretan cities, from syn- + Kret-, Kres Cretan Date: 1618 1. the combination of different forms of belief or practice 2. the fusion of two or more originally different inflectional forms • syncretist noun or adjective • syncretistic adjective
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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. Derivatives 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) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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- 1618, from Mod.L. syncretismus, from Gk. synkretismos "union of communities," from synkretizein "to combine against a common enemy," of uncertain origin. One theory connects it with kretismos "lying," from kretizein "to lie like a Cretan." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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