syncretism

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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
• Derivationally related forms:
syncretistic, syncretic, syncretical, syncretistical, syncretize
• Hypernyms:
union, unification
2. the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
• Derivationally related forms:
syncretistic, syncretic, syncretical, syncretistical, syncretize
• Hypernyms:
fusion