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syncretism

syncretism Syncretism is the blending of elements from different sources so that they are fused together and influence one another.

Syncretism is the blending of elements from different sources so that they are fused together and influence one another. In this historical theological usage, it contrasts with eclecticism, which keeps borrowed elements side by side without letting them change each other.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Eclecticism (in theology)” (Eclecticism (in theology)).
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