From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Syncretism \Syn"cre*tism\, noun [Gr. ?, fr. ? to make two parties join against a third: cf. F. syncr['e]tisme.]
1. Attempted union of principles or parties irreconcilably at variance with each other.
He is plotting a carnal syncretism, and attempting the reconcilement of Christ and Belial. --Baxter.
Syncretism is opposed to eclecticism in philosophy. --Krauth-Fleming.
2. (Philol.) The union or fusion into one of two or more originally different inflectional forms, as of two cases. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: the union (or attempted fusion) of different systems of thought or belief (especially in religion or philosophy); "a syncretism of material and immaterial theories"
2: the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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