Syncretism
Pronunciation : Syn"cre*tism
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Gr. syncr?tisme.]
Definition : Defn: Attempted union of principles or parties irreconcilably at variance with each other. He is plotting a carnal syncretism, and attempting the reconcilement of Christ and Belial. Baxter. Syncretism is opposed to eclecticism in philosophy. Krauth-Fleming.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913