syncretistic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌsɪŋkɹəˈtɪstɪk/
Etymology
Etymology tree English syncret(ism) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -istic English syncretistic From syncret(ism) + -istic.
Meanings
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Relating to the merging of two ideals, organizations or languages into one.
One has only to look at the syllabus of every fascist movement to find the major traditionalist thinkers. The Nazi gnosis was nourished by traditionalist, syncretistic, occult elements.
1995 June 22, Umberto Eco, “Ur-Fascism”, in The New York Review of Books, archived from the original on 31 Jan 2017:
- Relating to a historical tendency for a language (such as English) to reduce its use of inflection.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more syncretistic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most syncretistic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |