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coreligionist

coreligionist

1 8.9
A person who follows the same religion as another person
  • noun
  • /ˌkɔːrɪˈlɪdʒənɪst/
: co-religionario
  • During the religious festival, thousands of coreligionists gathered to celebrate their faith together.

Examples

  • Within the discourse of the church, La'ie was a gathering place, a community where coreligionists could practice their faith without persecution.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Being coreligionists and co-villagers did not mean that the bond of trust was taken for granted.

    Academic text (2005)
  • What is particularly telling, then, is not the divides that separate African Muslims from their coreligionists.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Many of their coreligionists reside in small towns near the Canadian-United States border and in Vancouver suburbs.

    Academic text (2006)
  • 41 laymen, editors, and clergy repeatedly called upon their coreligionists to organize in self-defense.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Ironically, several days before he was kidnapped, Ibrahim told the press that "Christians in Syria are not being targeted like their coreligionists in Iraq."

    Academic text (2014)
  • Catholics also chronicled a list of prominent coreligionists who had served America well, including Lord Baltimore, Lafayette, John Carroll, and Chief Justice Roger B. Taney.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The members of the congregation shared their beliefs and supported each other as coreligionists.

  • She found comfort in the company of her coreligionists during difficult times.

Surface Forms

coreligionist singular

Morphology

coreligionist = religionist (transparent) = co + religion + ist

Formed by adding the productive prefix 'co-' (meaning 'together/with') to 'religionist', yielding 'a fellow adherent'; the components map directly to the sense.

Etymology

The word coreligionist breaks into co- meaning 'together', religion, and -ist meaning 'person'. So a coreligionist is someone who shares the same faith.