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Syncretism

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) The union or fusion into one of two or more originally different inflectional forms, as of two cases.

(2):

(n.) Attempted union of principles or parties irreconcilably at variance with each other.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Syncretism'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/syncretism.html. 1828.