Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun syncretism

2 senses of syncretism

Sense 1
syncretism -- (the union (or attempted fusion) of different systems of thought or belief (especially in religion or philosophy); "a syncretism of material and immaterial theories")
       => union, unification -- (the state of being joined or united or linked; "there is strength in union")

Sense 2
syncretism -- (the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections))
       => fusion -- (the merging of adjacent sounds or syllables or words)