interreligious

adjective

in·ter·re·li·gious ˌin-tər-ri-ˈli-jəs

variants or less commonly inter-religious

: of, occurring between, or existing between members of two or more religions

interreligious marriages

an interreligious community

Examples of interreligious in a Sentence

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Assad’s regime was, rightly or wrongly, seen internationally as one of brutal secularism and relative interreligious tolerance. —

Alexander Smith, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2024 Even lawyers who weren’t part of the network now avoided working on interreligious marriages. —

Mohammad Ali, WIRED, 14 Apr. 2020 Nor is talking just talking, says Dr. Lucinda Mosher, professor of interreligious studies at Hartford International University for Religion and Peace. —

Troy Aidan Sambajon, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Oct. 2024 Rana granted that, now that the BJP ran Uttar Pradesh, there were fewer interreligious displays of affection in public. —

Mohammad Ali, WIRED, 14 Apr. 2020 See all Example Sentences for interreligious

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of interreligious was in 1847

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“Interreligious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interreligious. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.

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