Synesis

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

  Synesis \Syn"e*sis\, n. [Gr. ? intelligence.] (Gram.)
     A construction in which adherence to some element in the
     sense causes a departure from strict syntax, as in "Philip
     went down to Samaria and preached Christ unto them."
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]