Word of the Day - syncretism

syncretism

/ˈsɪŋkrɪtɪz(ə)m/
noun
mass noun
1 The amalgamation or attempted amalgamation of different religions, cultures, or schools of thought.
2 Linguistics - The merging of different inflectional varieties of a word during the development of a language.

Origin
Early 17th century from modern Latin syncretismus, from Greek sunkrētismos,
from sunkrētizein ‘unite against a third party’, from sun- ‘together’ +
krēs ‘Cretan’ (originally with reference to ancient Cretan communities).

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All our attempts at syncretism are predicated on the existence of the theory of the peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Each component is from very different origins, with different developmental processes, and yet, the combination represents one of the most widely accepted aggregations known to man.