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Meaning of "syncretist" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF SYNCRETIST

ˈsɪŋkrɪtɪst


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SYNCRETIST

noun
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Syncretist is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SYNCRETIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Syncretism

Syncretism /ˈsɪŋkrətɪzəm/ is the combining of different, often seemingly contradictory beliefs, while melding practices of various schools of thought. Syncretism involves the merger and analogizing of several originally discrete traditions, especially in the theology and mythology of religion, thus asserting an underlying unity and allowing for an inclusive approach to other faiths. Syncretism also occurs commonly in expressions of arts and culture as well as politics.

Definition of syncretist in the English dictionary

The definition of syncretist in the dictionary is someone who tends or attempts to combine the characteristic teachings, beliefs, or practices of differing systems of religion or philosophy.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SYNCRETIST

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SYNCRETIST

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WORDS THAT END LIKE SYNCRETIST

Adventist · anaesthetist · anesthetist · artist · Baptist · completist · concretist · cornetist · decretist · dentist · exegetist · geomagnetist · hermetist · orthodontist · paleomagnetist · prosthetist · scientist · sovietist · the Baptist · vegetist

Synonyms and antonyms of syncretist in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «syncretist» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SYNCRETIST

Find out the translation of syncretist to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of syncretist from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «syncretist» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

syncretist
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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sincretista
570 millions of speakers
en

English

syncretist
510 millions of speakers
hi

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syncretist
380 millions of speakers
ar

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syncretist
280 millions of speakers
ru

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синкретиста
278 millions of speakers
pt

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sincretista
270 millions of speakers
bn

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সমন্বয়পন্থী
260 millions of speakers
fr

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syncrétiste
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Syncretist
190 millions of speakers
de

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synkretistischen
180 millions of speakers
ja

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syncretist
130 millions of speakers
ko

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syncretist
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Syncretist
85 millions of speakers
vi

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syncretist
80 millions of speakers
ta

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syncretist
75 millions of speakers
mr

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सिंटिकेटिस्ट
75 millions of speakers
tr

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syncretist
70 millions of speakers
it

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sincretista
65 millions of speakers
pl

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syncretist
50 millions of speakers
uk

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сінкретіста
40 millions of speakers
ro

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sincretista
30 millions of speakers
el

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syncretist
15 millions of speakers
af

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sinkretistiese
14 millions of speakers
sv

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syncretist
10 millions of speakers
no

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syncretist
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of syncretist

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SYNCRETIST»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about syncretist

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SYNCRETIST»

Discover the use of syncretist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to syncretist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Shizi: China's First Syncretist
Bridging the divide between social and natural sciences, the contributors to this book use a holistic perspective to explore the relationships between humans and their environment.
Jiao Shi, Paul Fischer, 2013
2
Peripheral (post) Modernity: The Syncretist Aesthetics of ...
Original Scholarly Monograph
Eleni Kefala, 2007
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Muslim Puritans: Reformist Psychology in Southeast Asian Islam
2), and those who trust the inner spirit or the sacred shrine more than either of these santri alternatives. The category "syncretist" is again residual and impure, since it is possible for a person classified as "syncretist" to choose either alternative ...
James L. Peacock, 1978
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From Syncretism to Orthodoxy?: The Struggle of Islamic ...
2. The. Syncretist. Muslims. Also among the syncretists there are differences. Roughly speaking one can differentiate between traditional abangan or kejawen2* syncretism and mysticist, so called kebatinan movements. Since adherence to a ...
Sven Cederroth, 1991
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Nationalism, Liberalism, and Progress: The dismal fate of ...
... 117-20, 125 nationalism, 117-20, 125-27, 141, 149-50, 153-57 Hindu, 125-27, 153-54 integral, 1 18 liberal, 117-18, 127-30 Muslim, 119-20, 132 reformist- syncretist, 119, 126 restorative-syncretist, 1 1 5 secessionist, 113 traditional- syncretist ...
Ernst B. Haas, 2000
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Ficino, Pico and Savonarola: The Evolution of Humanist ...
the works of Ficino and Pico, nor does he mention the De Christiana religione or the Apologia; for him, Ficino and Pico are only important representatives of the syncretist tradition in the Renaissance, “probably the most direct intellectual ...
Amos Edelheit, 2008
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The Dynamics of Masters Literature: Early Chinese Thought ...
This lack of an intellectual agenda of the syncretist compilers of Zhuangzi is in part made responsible for Zhuangzi s philosophical inconsistency. Although Liu Xiaogan has suggested similar subdivisions, he has done so with radically different ...
Wiebke Denecke, 2010
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New Trends and Developments in African Religions
Accounting. for. Recent. Anti-Syncretist. Trends. in. Candomble-Catholic. Relations. Peter. B. Clarke. INTRODUCTION This chapter focuses on what it means to be a Candomble-Catholic — not a static, fixed idea — to those who are, and on ...
Peter Bernard Clarke, 1998
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The Emergence of German Idealism
received any scrutiny at all.59 Instead, Reinhold's name has become a cultural icon for eclecticism, as in Samuel Beckett's First Love: "Yes, there are moments, particularly in the afternoon, when I go all syncretist, a la Reinhold.
Michael Baur, Daniel O. Dahlstrom, 1999
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Christian Morals
And so the syncretist is at the mercy of the most ignorant and brutalised theory among all those which man can conceive ; and the moment such a theory has risen up, rejecting the few grand truths which the better class, though in some error, ...
William Sewell, 1841

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SYNCRETIST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term syncretist is used in the context of the following news items.
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Put a Mask on It: SAM's Contemporary Take on Traditional African Art
There's a strongly syncretist aspect to Woolfalk's work, a fluidity among traditions one might variously describe as Buddhist, Hindu, or animist African. The Greek ... «Seattle Weekly, Jul 15»
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Christmas comes early as we celebrate the birth of St John
... distributed falsely by Joseph Campbell [who actually knew the history mythic facts – but never let the facts get in the way of a good 'syncretist' meme-theory]. «Catholic Herald Online, Jun 15»
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The Pick List: This Week's Recommended Events
Corporeal, architectural, and natural realms blur together in her work. Aoshima is a syncretist whose diverse subjects grow from the same spiritual undercurrent. «Seattle Weekly, Apr 15»
4
Long Weekend in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico
... on the floor, ceremonies involving bottles of carbonated soda, and even live chicken sacrifices—all syncretist religious practices of the local Tzotzil people. «Fodor's Travel, Apr 15»
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UN Finally Raises Possibility Of Genocide Charges Against ISIS
The group is syncretist, in that it borrows practices from multiple religions, though it has been accused of worshiping the devil. However, it is certainly not the only ... «Daily Caller, Mar 15»
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OCA Cathedral Hosts Trans-religious Syncretist Event
Religious groups agree that through the music of their respective faiths a certain harmony prevailed on Jan. 25 at the sixth annual Spiritual Sounds of the East ... «NFTU, Jan 15»
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James Barry's Murals at the Royal Society of Arts review: to the …
He was a syncretist; that is to say, he intended his art to teach the unity of all religions and cultures. This is, undoubtedly, a bit Irish. And yet what Barry does with ... «Irish Times, Jan 15»
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Pope Francis: The man for the job
"Media reports described him as a 'syncretist' - one who believes that all religions are equal - because he prayed in the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, something ... «Malta Independent Online, Jan 15»
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2014: The Year in Pope Francis Misunderstandings—How the …
A viral email that Snopes flagged as “FALSE” has long been spreading the rumor that Pope Francis was a syncretist — a believer that all religions are equally ... «Aleteia, Dec 14»
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Syncretism and Stephen Harper's religious politics
Harrison describes Canada's current Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, as an evangelical Christian who is one of these syncretists. “Harper declares an ... «Troy Media, Oct 14»
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