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Definition of syncretism in English: syncretismnoun ˈsɪŋkrɪtɪz(ə)mˈsɪŋkrəˌtɪzəm mass noun1The amalgamation or attempted amalgamation of different religions, cultures, or schools of thought. （不同宗教，文化，思想派系的）融合 interfaith dialogue can easily slip into syncretism Example sentencesExamples - I am hard at work over here researching religious syncretism for an article that I want to write, and it has lead me on quite a wild goose chase around the internet.
- The mural represents the Spanish conquest of Mexico and the religious syncretism there.
- I should also mention that I loathe religious syncretism in all its forms.
- Concomitantly, there has been a shift from religion to spiritualisms manifested in a trend toward syncretism and the simultaneous identification with different traditions.
- But how does one avoid falling into a vague religious syncretism made up of different expressions of religion?
- Candomble is often presented in the literature as a religion born of syncretism between Catholicism and the Yoruba gods and liturgies of West Africa.
- Inculturation always runs the risk of syncretism, in all cultures without exception.
- McNally's discussion of how non-Indian and Ojibwe missionaries worked to translate English-language hymns into Ojibwe is a perfect example of religious syncretism.
- Religious syncretism is manifest in almost every aspect of the majority of Javanese rites.
- The prevailing assumption in this use of syncretism is that world religions have been incorporated by Javanese into local versions that are somehow less authentic and more related to customary practice than religion.
- Embodied in the idea of religious syncretism is a continuous unfolding of two main concomitant processes: spiritual and emotional synchronicity.
- The result is a limited understanding of basic biblical truths, leading to corrupted theology, syncretism and shallow commitment.
- Three religious responses are discerned: fundamentalism, syncretism, and ecumenism.
- My sense is that one's attitude to syncretism depends largely on how one understands the dynamics of religion and human religiosity.
- Speaking of which, in terms of religious syncretism it is interesting to see how frequently quantum uncertainty is starting to pop up in discussions about religion.
- While often viewed as uniformly Pagan, there has been an increase in the diversity, expression, and syncretism of religious belief systems.
- In addition, there is often a layer of syncretism between Buddhism and animism.
- If multiculturalism means syncretism, then religious conservatives of all faiths will certainly opt out.
- The marriage prohibition consequently played into the concern over intermarriage as a source of religious syncretism and idolatry.
- In these concluding remarks, I shall return to the various issues concerning religious syncretism, which introduced this article.
2Linguistics
The merging of different inflectional varieties of a word during the development of a language. 〔语言学〕（一个单词在语言发展过程中不同屈折变化形式的）辑合 Example sentencesExamples - A good framework for morphology would cover the whole territory, rather than carving out one small portion of the territory for a special Missing Form treatment, admitting syncretism everywhere else.
- In the current literature, instances of syncretism are being increasingly cited to support particular models of morphology and feature structure.
- This is not the final word on problems with syncretism; there are many more that I don't have the space or the insight to point out here.
- For each language all instances of syncretism are recorded.
Derivativesadjective sɪŋˈkrɛtɪk Kingston is at times unsure whether these practices are ‘Buddhism’ or something more syncretic: ‘Chinese religion.’ Example sentencesExamples - But because of cultural and historical circumstances, Korean Zen Buddhism is a little different especially from Japanese Buddhism, and what is interesting about Korean Zen Buddhism is that it's quite syncretic.
- However, folklorists will be particularly interested in the discussions of syncretic vernacular religious and ritual traditions, art and iconography, as well as work on narrative, craft traditions, and voluntary associations.
- Actually, this is a whole lot like what I just described in terms of cognitive dissonance and syncretic religions.
- The result is a further syncretization of an already syncretic form, but one which is capable of having strong musical, political, and cultural resonances in Aotearoa.
noun & adjective Up to now I'd been thinking that I needed to rediscover a more syncretist Christianity, allowing freedom of sacred expression and lifestyle. Example sentencesExamples - Many Nicaraguans, especially in rural areas, practice a syncretist form of religion that combines indigenous religious beliefs with Catholicism.
- Since Henry George was no mere syncretist, he did not passively absorb ideas and patch them together.
- The tree of Paganism invites both purists and syncretists to rest under its leafy canopy.
- Pico was a daring syncretist, who vainly tried to make a synthesis of Christianity, Platonism, Aristotelianism, and the Jewish kabbalah.
adjective sɪŋkrɪˈtɪstɪk These exogamous marriages introduced the possibility of idolatry and syncretistic practices into the community. Example sentencesExamples - It can be argued that formation of self-identity in general and religious identity in particular is inherently syncretistic.
- Their priesthood and sanctuary were judged illegitimate, their text of the Torah corrupt, and their cult syncretistic - contaminated by the paganism of their Mesopotamian conquerors.
- Eclecticism for Newman was primarily syncretistic, combining elements of Greek philosophy and other schools.
- But the Church of Rome is itself syncretistic - a structure in which elements of pagan culture, superstition and naturalistic religion have taken root over the ages.
OriginEarly 17th century: from modern Latin syncretismus, from Greek sunkrētismos, from sunkrētizein 'unite against a third party', from sun- 'together' + krēs 'Cretan' (originally with reference to ancient Cretan communities). Definition of syncretism in US English: syncretismnounˈsiNGkrəˌtizəmˈsɪŋkrəˌtɪzəm 1The amalgamation or attempted amalgamation of different religions, cultures, or schools of thought. （不同宗教，文化，思想派系的）融合 interfaith dialogue can easily slip into syncretism Example sentencesExamples - Speaking of which, in terms of religious syncretism it is interesting to see how frequently quantum uncertainty is starting to pop up in discussions about religion.
- But how does one avoid falling into a vague religious syncretism made up of different expressions of religion?
- I should also mention that I loathe religious syncretism in all its forms.
- While often viewed as uniformly Pagan, there has been an increase in the diversity, expression, and syncretism of religious belief systems.
- The result is a limited understanding of basic biblical truths, leading to corrupted theology, syncretism and shallow commitment.
- The mural represents the Spanish conquest of Mexico and the religious syncretism there.
- In addition, there is often a layer of syncretism between Buddhism and animism.
- Candomble is often presented in the literature as a religion born of syncretism between Catholicism and the Yoruba gods and liturgies of West Africa.
- My sense is that one's attitude to syncretism depends largely on how one understands the dynamics of religion and human religiosity.
- Religious syncretism is manifest in almost every aspect of the majority of Javanese rites.
- Concomitantly, there has been a shift from religion to spiritualisms manifested in a trend toward syncretism and the simultaneous identification with different traditions.
- Inculturation always runs the risk of syncretism, in all cultures without exception.
- In these concluding remarks, I shall return to the various issues concerning religious syncretism, which introduced this article.
- Three religious responses are discerned: fundamentalism, syncretism, and ecumenism.
- McNally's discussion of how non-Indian and Ojibwe missionaries worked to translate English-language hymns into Ojibwe is a perfect example of religious syncretism.
- I am hard at work over here researching religious syncretism for an article that I want to write, and it has lead me on quite a wild goose chase around the internet.
- The marriage prohibition consequently played into the concern over intermarriage as a source of religious syncretism and idolatry.
- If multiculturalism means syncretism, then religious conservatives of all faiths will certainly opt out.
- Embodied in the idea of religious syncretism is a continuous unfolding of two main concomitant processes: spiritual and emotional synchronicity.
- The prevailing assumption in this use of syncretism is that world religions have been incorporated by Javanese into local versions that are somehow less authentic and more related to customary practice than religion.
2Linguistics
The merging of different inflectional varieties of a word during the development of a language. 〔语言学〕（一个单词在语言发展过程中不同屈折变化形式的）辑合 Example sentencesExamples - This is not the final word on problems with syncretism; there are many more that I don't have the space or the insight to point out here.
- In the current literature, instances of syncretism are being increasingly cited to support particular models of morphology and feature structure.
- A good framework for morphology would cover the whole territory, rather than carving out one small portion of the territory for a special Missing Form treatment, admitting syncretism everywhere else.
- For each language all instances of syncretism are recorded.
OriginEarly 17th century: from modern Latin syncretismus, from Greek sunkrētismos, from sunkrētizein ‘unite against a third party’, from sun- ‘together’ + krēs ‘Cretan’ (originally with reference to ancient Cretan communities). |