Definition of syncretism - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

belief systems

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mixing different beliefs or ideas into one system

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Syncretism often happens when cultures meet.

amalgamation

fusion

hybridization

linguistics

TECH.

merging of different inflectional forms

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Linguistic syncretism can simplify language learning.

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Origin of syncretism

Greek, syn- (together) + kerannynai (to mix)

Examples of syncretism in a sentence

Scholars study syncretism in immigrant communities.
Syncretism in verb conjugations can cause confusion.
The study of syncretism reveals language evolution.

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French:syncrétisme, syncrétisme linguistique, ...
German:Synkretismus, ...
Italian:sincretismo, sincretismo linguistico, ...
Spanish:sincretismo, ...
Portuguese:sincretismo, ...
Chinese:融合主义, 合并, ...
Japanese:シンクレティズム, 融合, ...
Arabic:تَوْفِيق, تَدَاخُل صَرْفِي, ...
Hebrew:סִינְקְרֶטִיזְם, ...
Russian:синкретизм, смешение форм, ...
Ukrainian:синкретизм, ...
Hindi:सिंक्रेटिज़्म, संकीर्णता, ...
Bengali:ধর্মসমন্বয়, সিঙ্ক্রেটিজম, ...
Catalan:sincretisme, sincretisme lingüístic, ...
Czech:synkretismus, ...
Danish:synkretisme, ...
Dutch:syncretisme, vormversmelting, ...
Greek:συγκρητισμός, συγχώνευση, ...
Hungarian:szinkretizmus, alakegybeesés, ...
Khmer:សមាសភាពជំនឿ, សមាសកម្ម, ...
Korean:혼합주의, 융합, ...
Persian:التقاط, هم‌گرایی زبانی, ...
Polish:synkretyzm, zlewanie form, ...
Portuguese (BR):sincretismo, sincretismo linguístico, ...
Romanian:sincretism, ...
Swedish:synkretism, böjningssynkretism, ...
Thai:ลัทธิผสมผสาน, การรวมกันของรูปแบบการผันคำ, ...
Turkish:senkretizm, birleşme, ...
Vietnamese:sự dung hợp, sự đồng hóa ngôn ngữ, ...

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