interfaith

adjective in·ter·faith \ ˌin-tər-ˈfāth \

|Updated on: 13 Jul 2018

Definition of interfaith

: involving persons of different religious faiths

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Recent Examples of interfaith from the Web

There was a half an hour of speeches from interfaith preachers, DACA recipients, and leaders of several organizations tasked with helping immigrants.

— briana rice, Cincinnati.com, "Hundreds join #FamiliesBelongTogether protest at Washington Park," 30 June 2018
Earlier in the day, Haley undertook an interfaith journey in New Delhi, visiting a Hindu temple, a Sikh shrine, a mosque and a church in old parts of the capital.

— Fox News, "US envoy urges Pakistan to stop protecting terrorists," 28 June 2018
And Tony Prophet, chief equality officer at Salesforce—a pioneer in the work culture space—said his company recently added an interfaith group, FaithForce, to its roster of nine other employee resource groups.

— erika fry, Fortune, "How Corporate America Is Trying to Innovate Workplace Culture," 26 June 2018
Those attending the interfaith event packed Saint Mark’s Cathedral with signs denouncing the Trump administration.

— agueda pacheco-flores, The Seattle Times, "Hundreds march in Seattle to protest separation of immigrant families," 22 June 2018
Immigration authorities typically don’t enter religious spaces to deport immigrants, according to the New Sanctuary Coalition of NYC, an interfaith network of congregations that support immigrants resisting detention or deportation.

— lara korte, WSJ, "City Churches Offer Refuge to Immigrants," 21 June 2018
Five churches and an interfaith handbell group sang their hearts out during the Lake County Courthouse Foundation's Annual Gospel Fest.

— michelle l. quinn, Post-Tribune, "Gospel music fest lifts spirits, sheet music," 25 June 2018
In the afternoon, a more tense scene played out at the Otay Mesa Detention Center, where 1,000 people or more led by San Diego’s interfaith community gathered to chant, pray and sing.

— lori weisberg, sandiegouniontribune.com, "March against family separation at border turns confrontational," 23 June 2018
Her mother, Nancy Theoharis, was in those days a full-time activist — the work rooted in her Presbyterian faith — and deeply engaged in interfaith dialogue.

— annysa johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Wisconsin upbringing inspired Rev. Liz Theoharis' walk with the poor," 22 June 2018

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