religionist
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8.4
- noun
- /rɪˈlɪdʒənɪst/
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religioso
- The conference brought together religionists from various backgrounds to discuss shared beliefs.
- alienate religionists
- liberal religionists
It's always a pleasure to be in a space at Harvard that allows religionists and scientists to actually talk to one another.
- It's always a pleasure to be in a space at Harvard that allows religionists and scientists to actually talk to one another.
- They would assume that their fellow Co religionist would would be doing them favors, and I didn't want that either.
Examples
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There were more devout religionists on my street than on the whole of Victoria Island where I worked at the time.
Fiction book (1995) -
The true story of our Christian heritage has been savaged by the secular religionists of the 20th century.
Blog text (23) -
It's always a pleasure to be in a space at Harvard that allows religionists and scientists to actually talk to one another.
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Thus, the religionist view of Irish ethnicity triumphed in the centennial exercises.
Academic text (2000) -
Do we humanists have an agenda of our own, or are we letting religionists and supernaturalists pick our agenda for us?
Academic text (1998) -
Passerby, why do religionists always assume that atheists have a biased view of religion?
Blog text (16) -
And they should remember they have good allies among liberal religionists, most of whom value pluralism over ideological conformity.
Academic text (2006) -
Religionists are not necessarily religious fundamentalists or religious extremists; there are moderate religionists and there are militant religionists.
Blog text (34) -
Many religionists attend weekly services to connect with their faith and community.
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As a dedicated religionist, she spent her weekends volunteering at her local church.
Synonyms
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3.2
A person who accepts something as true and often supports it, for example a religion or idea
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2.3
A person who strongly believes in a faith and follows its ways
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8.1
A person who supports a cause very strongly and refuses to change
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6.0
A person who strongly likes and follows someone or something
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3.2
A person who goes to a place like a church to show respect to someone they think is holy
Antonyms
How Religious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word religionist is formed from religion plus the ending -ist, and religion comes from the Latin religio, which people link to 'care' or 'binding'. So a religionist is a person who is strongly devoted or 'bound' to their religion.