syncretism
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Noun — The blending together of different beliefs or systems, such as religious or cultural ones, into one.
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Etymology
Comes from Latin syncretismus, which came from Ancient Greek συγκρητισμός (sunkrētismós, "federation of Cretan cities"), from συγκρητίζω (sunkrētízō, "to unite against a common enemy"), from σύν (sún, "together") (see English syn-) plus Κρῆτες (Krêtes, "Cretans"). On the surface it looks like syn- + Crete + -ism ("Cret...
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