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syncretize
[ sing-kri-tahyz, sin- ]
verb (used with or without object)
syncretized, syncretizing.
- to attempt to combine or unite, as different or opposing principles, parties, etc.
syncretize
/ ˈɪŋɪˌٲɪ /
verb
- to combine or attempt to combine the characteristic teachings, beliefs, or practices of (differing systems of religion or philosophy)
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Derived Forms
- ˌԳپˈپDz, noun
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of syncretize1
1665–75; < New Latin Գŧپ < Greek ŧí to form a confederation, equivalent to syn- syn- + ŧ- (stem of ḗs ) a Cretan + -izein -ize; syncretism
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For them, Our Lady of Charity, or Our Lady of Cobre, who they syncretize as Ochún, is the Yoruba deity of love, fertility and money.
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They had heard of that from the many faiths whose pure or syncretized forms made the religious background of their time.
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No; I do not see how beauty and utility are ever to be syncretized into a homogeneous conception.
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