"co-religionist" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kəʊɹɪˈlɪdʒənɪst/ [UK] Forms: co-religionists [plural]
Etymology: From co- + religionist. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|co|religionist}} co- + religionist Head templates: {{en-noun}} co-religionist (plural co-religionists)
  1. A fellow follower of one's religion. Categories (topical): People, Religion Synonyms: co-believer, co-religionary, coreligionist Translations (a fellow follower of one's religion): coreligionari [masculine] (Catalan), coreligionària [feminine] (Catalan), coreligionnaire [feminine, masculine] (French), Glaubensbruder [masculine] (German), Glaubensschwester [feminine] (German), ομόφυλος (omófylos) [masculine] (Greek), comhchreidmheach [masculine] (Irish), correligionario [masculine] (Italian), correligionaria [feminine] (Italian), co-chredjuagh [masculine] (Manx), współwyznawca [masculine] (Polish), współwyznawczyni [feminine] (Polish), исто̀вјерац [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), исто̀верац [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), istòvjerac [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), istòverac [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), correligionario [masculine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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