adj
Meaning 1
Relating to religious people
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
religionist
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adj
Meaning 2
Motivated by religious beliefs
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noun
Meaning 3
An adherent of a religion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- How could Christians and other kinds of religionists justify being ruled by laws and rules, written and unwritten, that go against their faith?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: believer, devotee, devotionalist, pietist, religioner, religionist, religitard
Antonyms: irreligionist, secularist, atheist, antitheist
noun
Meaning 4
An adherent of a religion.
Especially, a religious zealot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: believer, devotee, devotionalist, pietist, religioner, religionist, religitard, religtard
Antonyms: irreligionist, secularist, atheist, antitheist
noun
Meaning 5
a person addicted to religion or a religious zealot
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
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Broader terms: religious person
History
Etymology
Etymology tree 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 From religion + -ist.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: kiihkouskovainen — religious zealot
- Polish: religiant — religious zealot
- Polish: religiantka — religious zealot
- Turkish: dinci — religious zealot
- Turkish: bağnaz — religious zealot