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syncretism

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/sɪknˈrɛtəst/

/ˈsɪŋkrɪˌtɪzəm/

noun

1 sinkretizm uncountable

Definition (English)

The blending of beliefs and rituals from two or more religions, as in the joining of Yoruba orishas with Catholic saints in Santería.

Example Sentences

Syncretism let enslaved Africans worship orishas under the names of saints.

Sinkretizm, köleleştirilmiş Afrikalıların orisha'lara aziz adları altında ibadet etmesini sağladı.
Syncretism is now a regular topic in the academic study of religion.

Sinkretizm, din üzerine akademik çalışmaların düzenli bir konusudur.

Collocations

religious syncretismcultural syncretismexamples of syncretism