Syncretic
Wordsmith.org had this word few days ago
Syncretic
PRONUNCIATION:(sin-KREH-tik)
MEANING:adjective: Combining different forms of belief or practice.
ETYMOLOGY:From Latin syncretismus, Greek synkretismos (union), from synkretizein (to unite in the manner of the Cretan cities), from syn (together) + Kret-, Kres (Cretan).
USAGE:"Traditionally, Indonesians practiced a tolerant, almost syncretic brand of faith, infused with the Buddhist, Hindu, and animist traditions of earlier periods."Barack Obama; The Audacity of Hope; Crown Publishers; 2006
My take on this word
I enjoyed Malcom Gladwell's tipping pt. It is one of those books which make you think about a view point you might not be familiar at first place. It a potpourri with syncretic ideas from pop psychology, mathematics and other literature to make it a highly readable book.
Syncretic
PRONUNCIATION:(sin-KREH-tik)
MEANING:adjective: Combining different forms of belief or practice.
ETYMOLOGY:From Latin syncretismus, Greek synkretismos (union), from synkretizein (to unite in the manner of the Cretan cities), from syn (together) + Kret-, Kres (Cretan).
USAGE:"Traditionally, Indonesians practiced a tolerant, almost syncretic brand of faith, infused with the Buddhist, Hindu, and animist traditions of earlier periods."Barack Obama; The Audacity of Hope; Crown Publishers; 2006
My take on this word
I enjoyed Malcom Gladwell's tipping pt. It is one of those books which make you think about a view point you might not be familiar at first place. It a potpourri with syncretic ideas from pop psychology, mathematics and other literature to make it a highly readable book.
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