adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/sɪnˈkɹɛtɪk/
[sɪŋ-]
[siŋ-]
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adj
Meaning 1
Combining disparate elements in one system, especially as in forms of religious observance, philosophical systems, or artistic creations.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
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).
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adjective
Meaning 2
of or characterized by syncretism
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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