syncresis.
stillinara, n. Syncretic goddess.
usage: To different writers and at different times, a stillinara might be a personified and unique deity (kantí stillinara), an aspect of the central deity in her constituency (kelhedí stillinara), merely an assemblage of separate distinct stillai that express a common theme (stillinara hiegeneía), or an amorphous combination somewhere in between (alegúlí stillinara). There were nine established syncretic goddesses of significance at the time of human contact: Masadéa, Tsoiléa, Kedosithéa, Alzessa, Mokaspéa, Yerelbedéa, Nagendéa, Sarekwía, and Múretría. More at Lilitic Religion.
related: stillu, naru
tags: noun, religion
reverse terms: deity, god, goddess, syncresis