ALL meanings of syncretism
syn·cre·tism
S s - noun syncretism the attempted reconciliation or union of different or opposing principles, practices, or parties, as in philosophy or religion. 1
- noun syncretism Grammar. the merging, as by historical change in a language, of two or more categories in a specified environment into one, as, in nonstandard English, the use of was with both singular and plural subjects, while in standard English was is used with singular subjects (except for you in the second person singular) and were with plural subjects. 1
- noun syncretism the tendency to syncretize 0
- noun syncretism the historical tendency of languages to reduce their use of inflection, as in the development of Old English with all its case endings into Modern English 0
- noun syncretism a combination, reconciliation, or coalescence of varying, often mutually opposed beliefs, principles, or practices, esp. those of various religions, into a new conglomerate whole typically marked by internal inconsistencies 0
- noun syncretism the merging into one of two or more differently inflected forms 0
- noun syncretism the resulting identity between two or more inflected forms of a word (Ex.: past tense twisted in “She twisted the handle” and past participle twisted in “the twisted vine”) 0