Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

religionist

/ɹilˈɪdʒənɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables: re-li-gion-ist
IPA: /ɹilˈɪdʒənɪst/

12

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An adherent of a religion.

noun

An adherent of a religion.

adj

Relating to religious people

adj

Motivated by religious beliefs

Example Sentences

"How could Christians and other kinds of religionists justify being ruled by laws and rules, written and unwritten, that go against their faith?"
"With what astoundment would ye, if ye were alive with your merely human perfections, listen to the creed of our, so called, rational religionists!"

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 *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō 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.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Religion.

Inflected Forms

religionists (plural) more religionist (comparative) most religionist (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

religionism agnostic

Synonyms

believer devotee devotionalist pietist religioner religionist religitard solifidian religtard

Antonyms

irreligionist secularist atheist antitheist

Questions

How do you pronounce religionist?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹilˈɪdʒənɪst/.
What does religionist mean?: An adherent of a religion.
Where does religionist come from?: 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 *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō 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.

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