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co-religionist

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /kəʊɹɪˈlɪdʒənɪst/

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noun

Meaning 1

A fellow follower of one's religion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti Proto-Italic *legō Latin legō Latin relegōder.? ▲ Latin re- Latin ligō Latin religōder.? Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Latin -iō Latin religiōbor. Old French religionbor. Middle English religioun English religion Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English religionist English co-religionist From co- + religionist.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: dindaş — a fellow follower of one's religion
  • Catalan: coreligionari — a fellow follower of one's religion
  • Catalan: coreligionària — a fellow follower of one's religion
  • Danish: trosfælle — a fellow follower of one's religion
  • French: coreligionnaire — a fellow follower of one's religion
  • German: Glaubensbruder — a fellow follower of one's religion
  • German: Glaubensschwester — a fellow follower of one's religion
  • Greek: ομόφυλος (omófylos) — a fellow follower of one's religion
  • Irish: comhchreidmheach — a fellow follower of one's religion
  • Italian: correligionario — a fellow follower of one's religion
  • Italian: correligionaria — a fellow follower of one's religion
  • Manx: co-chredjuagh — a fellow follower of one's religion
  • Polish: współwyznawca — a fellow follower of one's religion
  • Polish: współwyznawczyni — a fellow follower of one's religion
  • Serbo-Croatian: исто̀вјерац — a fellow follower of one's religion
  • Serbo-Croatian: исто̀верац — a fellow follower of one's religion
  • Serbo-Croatian: istòvjerac — a fellow follower of one's religion
  • Serbo-Croatian: istòverac — a fellow follower of one's religion
  • Spanish: correligionario — a fellow follower of one's religion