interfaith

adjective

in·​ter·​faith ˌin-tər-ˈfāth How to pronounce interfaith (audio)
: involving persons of different religious faiths

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First Annual Peace Walk: Join interfaith and intergenerational communities in walking for peace and having fun giving away or laying down peace rocks along the route. Jake Richardson, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025 The interfaith gathering was held in observance of Ramadan, the holiest month for believers of Islam. Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025 President Biden offered his condolences to the victims of the New Orleans New Year’s Day attack, calling the Louisiana city one with a tough spirit at an interfaith prayer service with victims’ families. Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025 Seven percent of married adults are Christians who are married to Christians of another tradition, such as a Catholic married to a Protestant, while 6 percent of married people are in other types of interfaith pairings, according to Pew. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for interfaith

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First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of interfaith was in 1932

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“Interfaith.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interfaith. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.

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interfaith

adjective
in·​ter·​faith
ˌint-ər-ˈfāth
: involving persons of different religious faiths
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