syncretism

syncretism
[ˈsɪŋkrɪtɪz(ə)m]
noun
[mass noun]

the amalgamation or attempted amalgamation of different religions, cultures, or schools of thought
（不同宗教，文化，思想派系的）融合
(Linguistics)the merging of different inflectional varieties of a word during the development of a language
(语言学)（一个单词在语言发展过程中不同屈折变化形式的）辑合

派生
syncretic
adjective
syncretist
( & )
noun& adjective
syncretistic
adjective
语源

early 17th cent.: from modern Latin syncretismus, from Greek sunkrētismos, from sunkrētizein 'unite against a third party', from sun- 'together' + krēs 'Cretan' (originally with reference to ancient Cretan communities)

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