religionism

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noun

excessive religious ardour or zeal

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fanaticismreligismreligiosityreligiousismpietism
OriginEnglish religion ← Middle English religioun ← Old French religion →
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Meanings

nounreligionism (countable and uncountable, plural religionisms)

plural religionisms

  1. countableuncountableexcessive religious ardour or zeal

    Synonyms: fanaticism

  2. countableuncountableextreme piety
  3. countableuncountablediscrimination or prejudice on the basis of religion or religious beliefs.

    Synonyms: religism

Synonyms & antonyms

nounexcessive religious ardour or zeal

Similar
fanaticism

noundiscrimination or prejudice on the basis of religion or religious beliefs.

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religism

More synonyms by meaning

nounexaggerated or affected piety and religious zeal

Similar
religiosityreligiousismpietism
Broader
devoutnessreligiousness
Also see
pietismreligiosityreligism

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinreligiō
  2. Old Frenchreligion
  3. Middle Englishreligioun
  4. Englishreligion
  5. Englishreligionism

From religion + -ism.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

misreligion
Cite this entry
APA

religionism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/religionism

MLA

“religionism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/religionism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “religionism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/religionism.

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