interfaith

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adjective

Involving members of different religions.

“interfaith marriage, relationship”

Less commonScrabble 16

Meanings

adjectiveinterfaith (not comparable)
  1. 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 73

    Kaplan-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 2025

    Synonyms: 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

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