syn·cret·ic \(ˈ)si]n]|kred.ik, sə]n]ˈk-, ]ŋ]\adjective Etymology:syncretism + -ic 1.: characterized or brought about by syncretism : aiming at or making for syncretism : syncretistic < syncretic religious sect > 2.: having absorbed the functions of one or more other grammatical cases < the Latin ablative is a syncretic case >