"religism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: religisms [plural]
Etymology: From religion + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|religion|ism}} religion + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} religism (countable and uncountable, plural religisms)
  1. Prejudice based on religious affiliation. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Forms of discrimination Synonyms: religionism, religism Hypernyms: prejudice Related terms: believer, antireligious

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