syn·cre·tism /ˈsɪŋkrəˌtɪzəm, ˈsɪn-/
合一,類並
Syn·cre·tism n.
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.
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syncretism
n 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)