Associations to the word «Syncretism»

Wiktionary

SYNCRETISM, noun. The reconciliation or fusion of different systems or beliefs (or the attempt at such fusion).
SYNCRETISM, noun. (linguistics) The fusion of different inflexional forms.

Dictionary definition

SYNCRETISM, noun. The union (or attempted fusion) of different systems of thought or belief (especially in religion or philosophy); "a syncretism of material and immaterial theories".
SYNCRETISM, noun. The fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections).

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras