co-religionist

noun
/kəʊɹɪˈlɪdʒənɪst/UK

Etymology

From co- + religionist.

  1. derived from *h₂leg-
  2. derived from religiō
  3. derived from religion
  4. inherited from religioun
  5. suffixed as religionist — “religion + ist
  6. prefixed as co-religionist — “co + religionist

Definitions

  1. 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.

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