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Syncretism vs Syncretist - What's the difference?

syncretism | syncretist |

As nouns the difference between syncretism and syncretist

is that syncretism is the reconciliation or fusion of different systems or beliefs (or the attempt at such fusion) while syncretist is one who attempts syncretism, the fusion of different systems or beliefs.

syncretism

English

Noun

(wikipedia syncretism) (en noun)
  • The reconciliation or fusion of different systems or beliefs (or the attempt at such fusion).
  • (linguistics) The fusion of different inflexional forms.

    • Related terms

    * syncretic * syncretize

    syncretist

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who attempts syncretism, the fusion of different systems or beliefs.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2008, date=February 12, author=Ben Ratliff, title=A Victory for Jazz, or Just Grammy Being Grammy?, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Both are syncretist collaborations between a flexible jazz musician and a famously uncompromising genius who invented his or her own style ? two musicians of putatively different worlds. }}