RELIGIONIST

religionist

(noun) a person addicted to religion or a religious zealot

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

religionist (plural religionists)

A religious zealot.

An adherent of a religion.

Antonyms

• irreligionist

Hyponyms

• religtard

Adjective

religionist (comparative more religionist, superlative most religionist)

Relating to religious people

Motivated by religious beliefs

Source: Wiktionary


Re*li"gion*ist, n.

Definition: One earnestly devoted or attached to a religion; a religious zealot. The chief actors on one side were, and were to be, the Puritan religionists. Palfrey. It might be that an Antinomian, a Quaker, or other heterodoreligionists, was to be scourged out of the town. Hawthorne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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