As a language evolves, cases can merge ( for instance in Ancient Greek genitive and ablative have merged as genitive ), a phenomenon formally called syncretism.

The Romans easily accomplished this task by subsuming the entire set of gods from other faiths into their own religion ; this was done on rare occasion by adding a new god to their own pantheon ; on most occasions they identified another religion's gods with their own, see syncretism which can be a form of Inclusivism.

Others state that the term syncretism is an elusive one, and can be applied to refer to substitution or modification of the central elements of Christianity or Islam of beliefs or practices introduced from somewhere else.

Therefore, each religion can hold an authentic but ultimately inadequate concept of divine reality, producing a partial understanding of the universal truth, which requires syncretism to achieve a complete understanding as well as a path towards salvation or spiritual enlightenment.

Hence the worship of this figure is a syncretism which can be best seen during the week of Ash Wednesday when many clad in Aztec dress dance and perform ancient rituals in front of the parish church below and the sanctuary church on the hill.

Another syncretism between Pre-Columbian and Christian beliefs about death can be seen in Day of the Dead celebrations.

Religious syncretism can be seen in some houses of Palo, called Palo Cristiano, with the use of the cross and images of Catholic saints as representations of the Nkisi.

Others state that the term syncretism is an elusive, since it can be applied to refer to substitution or modification of the central elements of Christianity or Islam with beliefs or practices from somewhere else.

Highly sinicized forms of this syncretism can also be found on the eastern portions of the Tarim Basin, such as in Dunhuang.

The relationships between deities could also be expressed in the process of syncretism, in which two or more different gods were linked to form a composite deity.

Traditional pre-Christian elements are often adopted into modern Christian and secular wedding ceremonies in many parts of Europe ( syncretism ), and a handfasting-style ceremony is also practised outside of the Neopagan subculture.

Native American-Catholic syncretism is also found elsewhere in the United States.

It is also urged as an approbative for evidence-based policy in governance, and frequently for moral syncretism, justice and peace.

Hoodoo, also known as conjure, is a form of predominantly African-American traditional folk magic that developed from the syncretism of a number of separate cultures and magical traditions.

Due to syncretism in Japan, many Buddhists also profess adherence to Shinto – these are not exclusive, and there is substantial overlap.

It is also important to notice how the number of Umbandists and Candomblers could be significantly higher than the official census figure, since many of them continue to this day to disguise their religion under " Roman Catholic " syncretism.

Sunpadh also preached a syncretism melding Islam and Zoroastrianism.

The existence of syncretism in Christian tradition has long been recognized by scholars, and in recent times many of the instances of syncretism have also been acknowledged by the Roman Catholic church.

It is also a strong example of cultural syncretism between eastern and western traditions.

Deities from the Greek mythological pantheon also tend to be incorporated in Buddhist representations, displaying a strong syncretism.

Such a practice, which Weber calls “ syncretism ”, is not only impossible but also unethical, for it avoids “ the practical duty to stand up for our own ideals ” 1904 / 1949, p. 58 in

In the countryside, religious beliefs are also often characterized by syncretism with local traditions.

However, communities in Africa ( e. g. Afro-Asiatic ) have many common practices which are also found in Abrahamic faiths, and thus these traditions do not fall under the category of some definitions of syncretism.

It is also noted, that the Pope has a strong opposition to moral relativism, which he sees as producing views ranging " from one extreme to the other: from Marxism to liberalism, even to libertinism ; from collectivism to radical individualism ; from atheism to a vague religious mysticism ; from agnosticism to syncretism, and so forth.

, also called, a term which however has a negative connotation of bastardization and randomness, is the syncretism of Buddhism and kami worship which was Japan's religion until the Meiji period.

Su was also known for his views on Buddhist-Daoist syncretism, which influenced the name of the new administration: the Dadao (“ Great Way ”) Municipal Government of Shanghai, and its flag ( the yin-yang symbol of Daoism on a yellow background -- the colors yellow, gold, and saffron are often associated with Buddhism ).

Every conjugation exhibits some degree of syncretism, where the same ( homophonous, and possibly also homographic ) form is used to realize distinct combinations of grammatical features.

Such syncretism should be distinguished from mere groupings, also referred to as " families " such as Amun, Mut, and Khonsu.

These concentrations of German settlement also witnessed a large influx of more confessionally-oriented Lutherans, who formed the current-day Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod in opposition to the syncretism they believed the Evangelicals represented.

The very few extant Lemnian inscriptions suggest that the Etruscans may have originated in Asia Minor, in which case subsequent syncretism between Greek Athena and Italic Minerva may have been all the easier.

Thus Osiris was identified explicitly with Apis, really an aspect of Ptah, who had already been identified as Osiris by this point, and a syncretism of the two was created, known as Serapis, and depicted as a standard Greek god.

" The most likely interpretation of this passage is as two variants on the same syncretism of Greek Hermes and Egyptian Thoth ( or sometimes other gods ); the one viewed from the Greek-Arcadian perspective ( the fifth, who went from Greece to Egypt ), the other viewed from the Egyptian perspective ( the fourth, where Hermes turns out " actually " to have been a " son of the Nile ," i. e. a native god ).

Since the middle of the 20th century, there has been a gradual syncretism and fusion of traditions.

) Clearly a syncretism has occurred since Taylor's day, although its implementation has been uneven, as lean management in capable hands has produced good results for both managers and workers, but in incompetent hands has damaged enterprises.

A more important syncretism has been the many religious festivals that occur through the year, and the means by which these festivals are sponsored and organized.

A large Greek city built by Demetrius and rebuilt by Menander has been excavated at the archaeological site of Sirkap near Taxila, where Buddhist stupas were standing side-by-side with Hindu and Greek temples, indicating religious tolerance and syncretism.

In this regard, the missiologist, Jonas Adelin Jorgensen, notes that " Christian witness on cultural-religious frontiers raises fresh questions about bewilderingly complex and constantly evolving issues of contexualization and syncretism " in, for example, predminantly Hindu and Muslim societies, " where the word ' Christian ' has long been associated with the worst that Western Christianity has to offer.

Owing to its ethnic and cultural diversity, Arunachal Pradesh has long been a spot for the syncretism of different traditional religions.

Among the Romans, an Egypt that had been drawn into the Roman economic and political sphere was still a source of wonders: Ex Africa semper aliquid novi ; the exotic fauna of the Nile is embodied in the famous " Nilotic " mosaic from Praeneste, and Romanized iconographies were developed for the " Alexandrian Triad ", Isis, who developed a widespread Roman following, for Harpocrates, misconstrued as a " god of silence ", and for the Ptolemaic syncretism of Serapis.

As a result, the beliefs of Mayanism tend to be characterized by a combination of esotericism and syncretism, rather than being the result of either formal controlled field research or detailed scholarly research that has been based on a broad range of primary sources.

Catholic practices in Argentina ( especially in the non-central areas ) might be seen as incorporating a great deal of syncretism ; for example, religious festivals in the north-western provinces feature Catholic icons in ( or along with ) ancient Andean indigenous ceremonies.

" Could be seen an example of inclusivism, as could syncretism.