| 单词 | syncretism |
| 释义 | syncretism (once / 39530 pages) 1n 2n Syncretism is a union or attempted fusion of different religions, cultures, or philosophies — like Halloween, which has both Christian and pagan roots, or the combination of Aristotelian philosophy with the belief system of the early punk rock practitioners. Syncretism may apply to something whose parts sync well, like salsa dance (a merging combination of African, Latin American, and European cultures), or something whose parts merge less successfully. Syncretism is also a word used for merging different inflection word forms, so that a word can serve more than one function. Examples in English are you, which can be an object or a subject, or pet, which is the same in the past and present tense. WORD FAMILYsyncretism: syncretical, syncretise, syncretisms, syncretistic, syncretize+/syncretic: syncretically, syncretism/syncretistic: syncretistical/syncretize: syncretized USAGE EXAMPLESBut the syncretism here seemed simply like a random idea, carried out in a full-length piece. Washington Post(Oct 03, 2016) His brother, Raúl, has introduced a new political syncretism that has leapt over old shibboleths and embraced change without reconciling the past with the present. The New Yorker(Sep 22, 2015) So I really thought we were entering this great period of religious syncretism, where the religions of the world were going to merge. Salon(Jul 29, 2015) 1 n the union (or attempted fusion) of different systems of thought or belief (especially in religion or philosophy) 2a syncretism of material and immaterial theories Hyper unification, union the state of being joined or united or linked n the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections) Hyper fusion the merging of adjacent sounds or syllables or words |
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