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interfaith

interfaith

24 4.5
About events or groups that include people from different religions
  • adjective
  • /ˌɪntərˈfeɪθ/
translation icon : interreligioso
  • In 2010, the Dean of the Honors College asked me to organize an interfaith dialogue between Muslims and Christians.

Then Paddington Comp was the Protestant black school, and we had an interfaith competition with them.

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Examples

  • Through a number of projects, the Council is attempting to facilitate interfaith activities in various regions of BiH.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Forum topics included interfaith perspectives on racism, winter holidays, religion in government, and same-gender marriage.

    Academic text (2006)
  • What has been the level of interfaith collaboration among religious communities in the last few decades?

    Academic text (2015)
  • Because sustainability is a global issue, interfaith efforts seem best designed to address it.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The aim of interfaith dialogue is to make this command a reality.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The result is the present state of interfaith relations, which looks far brighter than many could have hoped.

    Academic text (2004)
  • My journey into an ecumenical and interfaith perspective began very early.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Prince Philip promoted interfaith dialogue long before its importance was widely recognized, as it is today.

  • A number of NGOs have been established to promote interfaith dialogue and to foster the reconciliation process.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The conference included several interfaith discussions that encouraged cooperation between different religions.

Synonyms

ecumenical
vsinterfaith
  • Formal
10 8.6

Promoting unity between different Christian churches or religions

describes neutral relations between different religions without promoting unity
interreligious
vsinterfaith
2 6.5

About people or activities from different religions

is a general term for relations involving people of different religions
multireligious
vsinterfaith
1 4.6

Including people or practices from more than one religion

emphasizes interaction between people of different religions rather than mere inclusion
interconfessional
vsinterfaith
8.5

Involving people from different religions

is broader, covering relations across whole religions not only denominations

Compounds

Talks between people of different religions to increase understanding and cooperation

How Inclusive

ecumenical
  • Formal
10 8.6
interfaith
24 4.5

Surface Forms

interfaith positive

Morphology

interfaith = faith (transparent) = inter + faith

The adjective is a straightforward combination of the productive prefix 'inter-' (between) and the noun 'faith', so its meaning 'between/among faiths' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Interfaith is made of inter- meaning 'between', seen in words like international, and faith meaning 'religion' or 'belief', so interfaith describes meetings or activities that are 'between' different religions.