Meanings
- not comparableInvolving members of different religions.
interfaith marriage, relationship
4 more examples
The interfaith service had Jews, Roman Catholics and Lutherans all in attendance.
Of the interfaith couples I spoke to, far fewer are choosing Christianity instead of Judaism as the primary religion for their homes and families.
2005, Jane Kaplan, Interfaith Families: Personal Stories of Jewish-Christian Intermarriage, Church Publishing, Inc., →ISBN, page 73Kaplan-Miller said she first joined the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom, an interfaith organization that was founded by a Muslim and a Jewish woman in suburban New Jersey, shortly after the 2016 election.
2023 November 22, Brammhi Balarajan, “US interfaith communities draw on decades-long bonds to navigate Israel-Hamas War”, in CNN, archived from the original on 07 Jul 2025“[Usha] herself encouraged me to re-engage with my faith many years ago. She is not a Christian and has no plans to convert, but like many people in an interfaith marriage – or any interfaith relationship – I hope she may one day see things as I do,” he wrote.
2025 November 1, Lauren Aratani, quoting JD Vance, “JD Vance repeats comments he wants wife Usha to convert to Christianity”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 14 Nov 2025Synonyms: interconfessional, interreligious
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveInvolving members of different religions.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveinvolving persons of different religious faiths
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Origin
Translations
German religionsübergreifend, interreligiös
- religionsübergreifendinvolving members of different religions
- interreligiösinvolving members of different religions
Polish międzywyznaniowy, międzyreligijny
- międzywyznaniowyinvolving members of different religions
- międzyreligijnyinvolving members of different religions
Portuguese inter-religioso
- inter-religiosoinvolving members of different religions
Russian межрелигио́зный, межконфессиона́льный
- межрелигио́зный (mežreligióznyj)involving members of different religions
- межконфессиона́льный (mežkonfessionálʹnyj)involving members of different religions
Swedish interreligiös, trosöverskridande
- interreligiösinvolving members of different religions
- trosöverskridandeinvolving members of different religions
Ukrainian міжрелігі́йний, міжконфесі́йний
- міжрелігі́йний (mižrelihíjnyj)involving members of different religions
- міжконфесі́йний (mižkonfesíjnyj)involving members of different religions
Rhymes & wordplay
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