Word of the Day - January 11, 2025

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SYNCRETISM

• refers to the combining of different forms of belief or practice.
• The amalgamation or attempted amalgamation of different religions, cultures, or schools of thought
• the attempted reconciliation or union of different or opposing principles, practices, or parties, as in philosophy or religion.
• The merging of different inflectional varieties of a word during the development of a language
• the reconciliation or union of conflicting beliefs or an effort intending such; a flagrant compromise in religion or philosophy [n -S]