Associations to the word «Syncretic»
Noun
Wiktionary
SYNCRETIC, adjective. Combining disparate elements in one system, especially as in forms of religious observance, philosophical systems, or artistic creations.
Dictionary definition
SYNCRETIC, adjective. Relating to a historical tendency for a language to reduce its use of inflections; "modern English is a syncretic language".
SYNCRETIC, adjective. Of or characterized by syncretism.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.