word
syncretism
SIN-kreh-tiz-um
ˈsɪŋkrɪtɪzəmListen
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syncretism
Dictionary meaning
combination of different beliefs, practices, or cultural elements; in religion, the merging of different faiths; in music and language, the blending of traditions from different cultures into new hybrid forms
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