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
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Jorge Mario Bergoglio, elected as the 266th pope of the Catholic Church in 2013, has been known for his down-to-earth leadership, outspoken support of marginalized communities and interreligious dialogue.
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Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
One goal of this engagement needs to be strengthening and promoting alternative narratives that do not demonize Muslims or non-Buddhists and that remind people in Myanmar that peaceful interreligious coexistence has been the norm in their country, not the other way around.
—Susan Hayward, Foreign Affairs, 29 July 2016
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
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Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
One goal of this engagement needs to be strengthening and promoting alternative narratives that do not demonize Muslims or non-Buddhists and that remind people in Myanmar that peaceful interreligious coexistence has been the norm in their country, not the other way around.
—Susan Hayward, Foreign Affairs, 29 July 2016
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
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“Interreligious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interreligious. Accessed 26 Feb. 2025.
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