syncretistic adj 1: relating to a historical tendency for a language to reduce its use of inflections; "modern English is a syncretic language" [syn: {syncretic}, {syncretical}, {syncretistic}, {syncretistical}] 2: of or characterized by syncretism [syn: {syncretic}, {syncretical}, {syncretistic}, {syncretistical}]
Syncretistic \Syn`cre*tis"tic\, a. 1. Pertaining to, or characterized by, syncretism; as, a syncretistic mixture of the service of Jehovah and the worship of idols. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or pertaining to Syncretists. [1913 Webster]