syncretistic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective relating to a historical tendency for a language to reduce its use of inflections
    syncretical; syncretic; syncretistical.
    • modern English is a syncretic language
  2. adjective of or characterized by syncretism
    syncretical; syncretic; syncretistical.

WordNet


Syn`cre*tis"tic adjective
Definitions
  1. Pertaining to, or characterized by, syncretism; as, a syncretistic mixture of the service of Jehovah and the worship of idols.
  2. Of or pertaining to Syncretists.

Webster 1913