Posted on 04/26/2006 6:46:40 AM PDT by VRWCmember
In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
syncretism • \SING-kruh-tiz-um\ • noun
1. the combination of different forms of belief or practice *
2. the fusion of two or more originally different inflectional forms
*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.
Example sentence:
Taoism is a syncretism of Buddhism, with its emphasis on meditation, and Confucianism, which emphasizes knowledge and reason.
Did you know?
The ancient Greeks mainly used the term "synkrçtismos" to describe the joining together of Greeks in opposition to a common enemy. In the early 17th century, English speakers adopted the term in the anglicized form "syncretism" to refer to the union of different religious beliefs. Three centuries later, lexicographers of the 1909 edition of Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language added a new definition of "syncretism" ("the union or fusion into one of two or more originally different inflectional forms, as of two cases"), but this specialized sense is rarely encountered outside of the field of linguistics. Some related terms that you might encounter are "syncretize" ("to attempt to unite and harmonize"), "syncretist" ("one who advocates syncretism"), and "syncretic" and "syncretistic" ("characterized or brought about by syncretism").
Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.
The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....
Review Threads:
Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts #92 and #111 on this thread!)
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate
Review Thread Four: Word For the Day, Friday 7/25/03: Potation
Review Thread Five: Word For the Day, Monday 8/19/03: Stolid
Review Thread Six: Word for the Day, Tuesday 11/09/2004: Peripatetic (Post #125 may be my best anagram post ever)
I think I did it one other time. Been way too busy lately taking care of the fone factory.
I woulda made Honor Student in Dental school if I'd stayed awake in extraction class...
Just doing my part to keep you abreast of the latest tittilating news!
You got 9 out of the 11 questions? That's amazing! I'm not saying what I got. I think I must be an imbecile.
OOps. Already gone.
I got 10 of 11. Didn't read the "Moses" question fully. Dumba$$!!
dang it - and I just snuck in to hassle someone doing the Superior Dance re:morons like me who visit threads like and giggle.
I got 10 of 11. I answered yes on the question it being legal for a man to marry his widow's sister (because I was pretty sure there was no law against it since he's dead). I've seen the question phrased before "Is it against the law for a man to marry his widow's sister?" In that case the answer was "No" but he can't anyway because he is DEAD.
can't keep that boob thread up to save your lives can yunz?
My, oh, my!
It's been a complete bust everytime anybody posts it.
I guess the mods aren't in the mood for hooter threads these days.
Maybe I should go find a good controversial breast-feeding article to post.
I'm now on the tablet computer because my workhorse died yet again. So everyone if I have an abnormal amount of typos, please ignore them.
what a buncha boobs they are. don't knock[er] it if you haven't tried it!
I on the otherhand got my grandmother's breasts. It's genetic except for the ones on 100 pound women who are double Ds.
Remember the great Haiku wipe-outs of Ought-one?
You are breaking my heart.
We don't need a room. We're in the same room already.
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