coreligionist

[ koh-ri-lij-uh-nist ]

noun

1. an adherent of the same religion as another.

coreligionist

/ ˌkəʊrɪˈlɪdʒənɪst /

noun

1. an adherent of the same religion as another

Word History and Origins

Origin of coreligionist¹

First recorded in 1835–45; co- + religion ( def ) + -ist ( def )

Example Sentences

A fundamentalist evangelical intellectual is a walking contradiction, indeed a suspected subversive among his coreligionists.

From Salon

I implore my coreligionists to select their bedfellows more carefully.

From Salon

Nowadays, half the world’s Jews live in Israel, which is surrounded by countries and peoples dedicated to its destruction — are their coreligionists living in the most powerful nation on Earth supposed to abandon them?

From Washington Post

Mr. Evans’s title was a bit tongue-in-cheek: Jews in the South were provincial only in the eyes of their Northern urban coreligionists.

From New York Times

The country’s complex makeup, with 18 officially recognized religious sects and a history of civil conflict, drives many voters to elect their coreligionists, even if they are corrupt.

From New York Times