n.
Pronunciation: ' si ŋ -kr ə - ˌ ti-z ə m, ' sin-
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin syncretismus, from Greek synkr ē tismos federation of Cretan cities, from syn- + Kr ē t-, Kr ē s Cretan
Date: 1618
1 : the combination of different forms of belief or practice
2 : the fusion of two or more orig. different inflectional forms
– syn · cre · tist \ -tist \ noun or adjective
– syn · cre · tis · tic \ ˌ si ŋ -kr ə - ' tis-tik, ˌ sin- \ adjective