Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

counterreligion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: coun-ter-re-li-gion
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A religion that opposes another religion.

Example Sentences

"Secondary religions or counterreligions are duplicitous: they bear encrypted within themselves the paganism they ostensibly reject."

Etymology

From counter- + religion.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: counter

Inflected Forms

counterreligions (plural)

Questions

What does counterreligion mean?: A religion that opposes another religion.
Where does counterreligion come from?: From counter- + religion.

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