conreligionist
conreligionist is the alternative form of co-religionist.
Meaning of co-religionist
Noun
co-religionist (plural co-religionists)
- A fellow follower of one's religion.
- From the mid-sixteenth century, Western Christians – Protestants as well as Roman Catholics, thanks to the great split of the Reformation – interested themselves afresh in their afflicted co-religionists in the East.2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 499
- Synonyms:
- co-believer, co-religionary
Forms of conreligionist
| plural | conreligionists |
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Questions about conreligionist
- What is conreligionist the alternative form of?
- Conreligionist is the alternative form of co-religionist.
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