syncretism in English

noun
1
the amalgamation or attempted amalgamation of different religions, cultures, or schools of thought.
If multiculturalism means syncretism , then religious conservatives of all faiths will certainly opt out.
2
the merging of different inflectional varieties of a word during the development of a language.
This is not the final word on problems with syncretism ; there are many more that I don't have the space or the insight to point out here.

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1. The use of Catholic saints also bespeaks a syncretism of beliefs, he notes.

2. The European integration means the syncretism of economy, politics and cultures.

3. This syncretism was possible only because they found their common theory base.

4. Yet, another Catholic bishop observes: “Syncretism is a reality that defies the church’s action.”

5. The Day of Prayer for Peace does not in any way indulge in religious syncretism.

6. She justified the practice of syncretism, the absorption of heathen beliefs and practices “dear to the masses.”

7. It was only with the rise of Christianity , however, that Gnostic syncretism came to full expression.

8. 24 It was only with the rise of Christianity , however, that Gnostic syncretism came to full expression.

9. Roger II appointed the powerful Greek George of Antioch to be his "emir of emirs" and continued the syncretism of his father.

10. Other articles where Afterlife is discussed: pre-Columbian civilizations: Mythology of death and Afterlife: The beliefs of the Aztec concerning the other world and life after death showed the same syncretism

11. The discourse on acculturation emerges within the debates around syncretism, focusing our attention particularly on the role of historical and political figures as cultural translators in ethnographic research, tours and political negotiations, focusing on cultural interaction.

12. This heresy was a syncretism involving four elements of both pagan and Jewish origin: * Philosophies of men - which denied the all sufficiency and pre-eminence of Christ (2:8) * Judaistic Ceremonialism - which attached special significance to the rite of circumcision, food regulations, and observance of special days (2:11,16-17) * Angel worship

13. Greco-Buddhism, or Graeco-Buddhism, is the cultural syncretism between Hellenistic culture and Buddhism, which developed between the fourth century BCE and the fifth century CE in Bactria (modern-day Afghanistan) and the Indian subcontinent.It was a cultural consequence of a long chain of interactions begun by Greek forays into India from the time of Alexander the Great.