Synonyms of religionist

religionist

noun

ri-ˈli-jə-nist 

as in believer

one who professes a religious faith

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• believer
• fundamentalist
• zealot
• theist
• pietist
• deist
• cultist
• churchgoer
• monotheist
• communicant
• congregant
• polytheist

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of religionist

Thus, OKing vaccines may inadvertently embolden individuals to make further changes and cajole co-religionists to condone those changes for the whole group. — Cory Anderson, STAT, 6 Mar. 2026

Marx retaliates by pulling a string of his own, getting Grossbart back on the list of soldiers headed to the Pacific, potentially turning his co-religionist into cannon fodder. — Andrew Ridker, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025

Other kinds of religious organizations are also allowed to prefer co-religionists in their hiring — a Catholic charity is allowed to prefer Catholics in the hiring process. — Julie Moreau, NBC News, 26 Aug. 2019

But, as more details leak out about the region’s camps, Muslim leaders are beginning to come under domestic pressure to defend their co-religionists. — The Economist, 25 July 2019

In his own time, Washington’s reluctance to show his doctrinal cards dismayed his Christian co-religionists. — Sam Wineburg, Smithsonian, 12 June 2019