co-religionist

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co-religionist

/kəʊɹɪˈlɪdʒənɪst/ UK

noun co-religionists · coreligionist

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.
Similar: co-believer, co-religionary

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noun a fellow follower of one's religion

Español	correligionario
Français	coreligionnaire
Deutsch	Glaubensbruder, Glaubensschwester
Italiano	correligionario, correligionaria
Ελληνικά	ομόφυλος omófylos

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@misc{co_religionist_2026,
  title = {co-religionist},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/co-religionist},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}