as in believer
one who professes a religious faith
makes the case that one need not be a religionist to have basic moral values
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Recent Examples of religionist
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.
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Andrew Ridker, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
Mr Yusuf was already unpopular with left-wing co-religionists for saying after Mr Trump’s election that Muslims should accept his authority.
—The Economist, 22 Sep. 2019
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
In his own time, Washington’s reluctance to show his doctrinal cards dismayed his Christian co-religionists.
—Sam Wineburg, Smithsonian, 12 June 2019
Andrew Ridker, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
Mr Yusuf was already unpopular with left-wing co-religionists for saying after Mr Trump’s election that Muslims should accept his authority.
—The Economist, 22 Sep. 2019
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
In his own time, Washington’s reluctance to show his doctrinal cards dismayed his Christian co-religionists.
—Sam Wineburg, Smithsonian, 12 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for religionist
believer
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Since 1957, believers and non-believers alike have sought refuge at the 10-acre estate, with meandering woodland paths and rocky gardens nestled along a quiet, lake-like inlet of Long Island Sound.—
Hannah Towey,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 2026
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Many of the young and highly educated cohorts who populate the portions of the left most suspicious of universal liberal values are also among those least likely to identify as religious believers.—
Christopher Beha,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Religionist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/religionist. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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