syncretic

== English == === Etymology === Back-formation from syncretism: by surface analysis, syncret(ize) +‎ -ic. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sɪnˈkɹɛtɪk/, [sɪŋ-], [siŋ-] === Adjective === syncretic (comparative more syncretic, superlative most syncretic) Combining disparate elements in one system, especially as in forms of religious observance, philosophical systems, or artistic creations. 1999, John B. Henderson, Imagining Boundaries: Changing Confucian Doctrines, Texts, and Hermeneutics, Kai-wing Chow, On Cho Ng, John B. Henderson (editors), Imagining Boundaries: Changing Confucian Doctrines, Texts, and Hermeneutics, State University of New York Press, page 112, From the point of view of many late Ming and Ch'ing scholars, the most syncretic, as well as the most threatening heretic of all was a nominal Confucian, Wang Yang-ming (1472-1528). ==== Derived terms ==== nonsyncretic syncretically syncresis (usage problem) synchresis (usage problem) ==== Related terms ==== syncretism syncretize eclectic ==== Translations ==== === See also === suppletive