01 n. A mixture of the worship of different gods, as of Jehovah and idols.
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A mixture of the worship of different gods, as of Jehovah and idols.“This syncretistic theocracy by no means excludes in him [Solomon] the proper service of idols.” — J. Murphy.
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An intimate union of the soul with God in contemplation, -- an ideal of the Neoplatonists and of some Oriental mystics.(Philos.)