syncretism
英 ['sɪŋkrɪtɪz(ə)m]
美['sɪŋkrətɪzəm]
- n. 汇合；类并（尤指不同宗教信仰或哲学主张）
英英释意
- 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)