n. [ Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; lying, fr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; to act like a Cretan, that is, to lie. “The Cretians are always liars.” Titus i. 12. ] A Cretan practice; lying; a falsehood. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to make two parties join against a third: cf. F. syncrétisme. ]
He is plotting a carnal syncretism, and attempting the reconcilement of Christ and Belial. Baxter. [ 1913 Webster ]
Syncretism is opposed to eclecticism in philosophy. Krauth-Fleming. [ 1913 Webster ]