religionist

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noun re·li·gion·ist \-ˈli-jə-nist, -ˈlij-nist\

Definition of religionist

: a person adhering to a religion; especially : a religious zealot

Examples of religionist in a Sentence

makes the case that one need not be a religionist to have basic moral values

Recent Examples of religionist from the Web

Eighty percent of the IDPs here are her co-religionists, the remainder are Christian.

— euan mckirdy, CNN, "Displaced and desperate: 'I will never go back to Marawi'," 25 June 2017
However, religionists who reject such dogma (such as those with Judeo-Christian values) don’t pose problems for nationhood, and secular totalitarian countries violate his case.

— WSJ, "Will Nation States Go the Way of the Dodo?," 9 June 2017
Jim ran into a reporter who seemed to pull words from the heavens and mix them with poison until the potion painted Jim McMahon (as a) traitor, egotist, anti-religionist and, worst of all, anti-BYU.

— vahe gregorian, kansascity.com, "Bet you didn’t know that Chiefs coach Andy Reid once dreamed of being a sportswriter," 27 May 2017

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