5 May 2016
syncretism
[sing-kri-tiz-uh m, sin-]
noun
1. the attempted reconciliation or union of different or opposing principles, practices, or parties, as in philosophy or religion.
2. Grammar. the merging, as by historical change in a language, of two or more categories in a specified environment into one, as, in nonstandard English, the use of was with both singular and plural subjects, while in standard English was is used with singular subjects (except for you in the second person singular) and were with plural subjects.
Origin of syncretism
Greek
1610-1620; < New Latin syncretismus < Greek synkrētismós union of Cretans, i.e., a united front of two opposing parties against a common foe, derivative of synkrēt (ízein) to syncretize + -ismos -ism
Related forms
syncretic [sin-kret-ik] syncretical, syncretistic [sing-kri-tis-tik, sin-], adjective
syncretist, noun
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Examples from the Web for syncretism
Contemporary Example
Even the most powerful Roman Empire had to make deals with its conquered and enslaved peoples (syncretism).
The incomplete, true, and wonderful history of May Day
Roar Magazine
Peter Linebaugh
1 May 2016
Historical Examples
There appears to be a very early example of syncretism in p. 49Australia.
The Homeric Hymns
Andrew Lang
Then syncretism began, and a body of sectarian notions was formed.
Folkways
William Graham Sumner
Such was the path of syncretism, and it was fraught with 180 peril to the older and purer faith.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2
Various
The syncretic nature of the signs of practical experiences were reflected in the syncretism of tools and signs.
The Civilization of Illiteracy
Mihai Nadin
The syncretism between Paganism and Christianity has not been destroyed by the Reformation.
The Evolution of Old Testament Religion
W. E. Orchard
Think about such categories as syncretism, understanding, repetitive patterns in practical terms.
The Civilization of Illiteracy
Mihai Nadin
The great forces which were half unconsciously at work in this syncretism, were reflectively grasped by Neoplatonism.
History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7)
Adolph Harnack
Individual syncretism was replaced by the syncretism of communities in which individuals are identified through their work.
The Civilization of Illiteracy
Mihai Nadin
Even the possibility of achieving some form of syncretism is not new by any means.
The Civilization of Illiteracy
Mihai Nadin
This was a phase of syncretism, during which the physical projection of the human being dominated the intellect.
The Civilization of Illiteracy
Mihai Nadin
Anagram
my cisterns
remit syncs
ms icy stern
mrs icy nest
mr sty since
Today’s quote
Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues.
– Napoleon Bonaparte
On this day
5 May – Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for 5th of May), celebrates Mexican heritage and pride. It originated as a celebration of freedom for Mexicans following the victory by Mexican forces over the French at the Battle of Puebla on 5 May 1862.
5 May 1818 – birth of Karl Marx, German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist and revolutionary socialist. One of the most influential economists in history. Marx’s work included Das Kapital, as well as The Communist Manifesto which he co-authored with German social scientist, Friedrich Engels. He fathered modern communism and socialism with the aim of putting the means of production in the hands of the workers to end exploitation at the hands of the bourgeoisie. He believed in the redistribution of wealth for the benefit of all, rather than accumulation of wealth in the hands of the few. The wealth, he believed, was created by the workers and should therefore be shared amongst the workers. He stated that communism would not succeed in the individual nation unless other nations supported it, hence the adoption of L’internationale as the socialist anthem following the ‘First International’ conference held by Marx and Engels in 1864. His international theory perhaps makes him the world’s first globalisationist. He believed socialism would not succeed in poverty, but required the building of wealth to succeed and distribution of wealth to be sustainable. Died 14 March 1883.
5 May 1821 – death of Napoleon Bonaparte, French Emperor. Born 15 August 1769.
5 May 1970 – University of New Mexico is the scene of protests against the Vietnam War, US attacks on Cambodia and the Kent State University massacre (see 4 May 1970), the National Guard and police are called in. The National Guard fixed bayonets and attacked the protestors, resulting in eleven protestors and journalists being bayonetted.