Syncretic

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Syncretic \Syn*cret"ic\, a.
     Uniting and blending together different systems, as of
     philosophy, morals, or religion. --Smart.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  syncretic
       adj 1: relating to a historical tendency for a language to reduce
              its use of inflections; "modern English is a syncretic
              language" [syn: {syncretical}, {syncretistic}, {syncretistical}]
       2: of or characterized by syncretism [syn: {syncretical}, {syncretistic},
           {syncretistical}]