- syncretism - the union (or attempted fusion) of different systems of thought or belief (especially in religion or philosophy); "a syncretism of material and immaterial theories"
--1 is a kind of union, unification
Derived form: verb syncretize2 - syncretism - the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
--2 is a kind of fusion
Derived form: verb syncretize1