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coreligionist

American

[koh-ri-lij-uh-nist] / ˌkoʊ rɪˈlɪdʒ ə nɪst /

noun

an adherent of the same religion as another.

coreligionist British

/ ˌkəʊrɪˈlɪdʒənɪst /

noun

an adherent of the same religion as another

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Etymology

Origin of coreligionist

First recorded in 1835–45; co- + religion ( def. ) + -ist ( def. )

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coreligionist

How do these now fully enfranchised Catholics regard their coreligionist in the White House?

From Time Magazine Archive

The clergyman having done his duty by a deceased coreligionist, to him unknown, went back to the city where he belonged.

From Sundry Accounts by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb

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