syncretic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Combining disparate elements in one system, especially as in forms of religious observance, philosophical systems, or artistic creations.

/sɪnˈkɹɛtɪk/ [sɪŋ-] [siŋ-]

syncretic more syncretic most syncretic

Back-formation from syncretism: by surface analysis, syncret(ize) + -ic.

syncretism syncretize eclectic suppletive

nonsyncretic syncretically syncresis synchresis

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