syncretism /sin(g)ˈkri-ti-zm/

1. Reconciliation of, or attempt to reconcile, different systems of belief, esp of different forms of Christianity, by German Lutheran Georg Calixtus (1586–1656)
2. Fusion or blending of religions, as by identification of gods, taking over of observances, or selection of whatever seems best in each (usu derogatory)
3. Illogical compromise in religion
4. The fusion of orig distinct inflectional forms of a word (linguistics)

syncretic /sin-krēˈtik or sing-/ adjective

synˈcretist noun

syncretisˈtic adjective

syncretize or syncretise /singˈkri-tīz/ transitive verb and intransitive verb

• make foul water
• make free with
• make friends
• make fun of
• make game of
• make good
• make good time
• make good weather of it
• make great play
• make great strides
• make haste
• make hay
• make hay while the sun shines
• make head
• make heavy weather of
• make history
• make inroads into
• make interest for
• make it
• make it hot for
• make it one's business
• make it snappy
• make it strange
• make it worth someone's while
• makeless