religist

comparative more religist · superlative most religist

1. Characterized by religious bigotry.

   Being religist is every bit as bad as being sexist or racist.

   1998 May 6, john, “Humor--and the Lack Thereof”, in alt.quotations (Usenet)

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   Interestingly, Arun himself has confessed that accusing him of being religist is not unwarranted. With these facts in mind, I rest my case, that Arun Gupta is a religist, whose opinions discriminate against Muslims.

   1993 November 16, Javed Ahmed Khan, “Arun Gupta's mental experiment”, in soc.culture.pakistan (Usenet)

   Kevin ignored them this time, and went on with the joke. “This is a rather. . .um. . .religist one,” he said.

   2001, Nick Choo, Trippers, →ISBN, page 294

   Offenses upgraded to suspensions include making “racist, colorist, ethnist, religist, ageist, sexist, gayist, weightist, heightist, uglist, or intelligist" remarks.

   2017, Mike Carlson, English Learner 500 Short Stories for Beginner-Intermediate Vol. 2, →ISBN

2. Supportive of a particular religion or religious view; pro-religious.

   As you know, during that civil war, every religist group was protected by its religist supporter.

   1991 June 27, EC...@liverpool.ac.uk, “Greater WHat and When”, in soc.culture.lebanon (Usenet)

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   They teach this religist psuedo-science as fact in our>schools. Kinda sends chills down your spine.

   1997 January 20, JeffMo, “Utter Futility of Arguing With Creationites”, in alt.sci.physics.new-theories (Usenet)

   For some, it will revitalize religion in strictest form that will exclude, be harsh. But for another element, it will give birth and rise to a brethren, a one-world perspective. The harsh religist fanatical reassertion will be minor. The one world will be the major.

   2000, Harold Skaarup, Dream Seer:: Old Wisdoms, →ISBN, page 92

3. Synonym of religious.

   As you know, during that civil war, every religist group was protected by its religist supporter.

   1991 June 27, EC...@liverpool.ac.uk, “Greater WHat and When”, in soc.culture.lebanon (Usenet)

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   The Jews, as far as we know, invented monotheism, so they may have a corner on that area of religist thought.

   2009 September 28, MLF, “La shana tova...have an easy fast for those "afflicted"”, in alt.smokers.cigars (Usenet)

   And for all that don't believe, must be killed, and their children so that we as a nation can grow our children up, generation by generation, into the system and religist belief that has been set for them that does not inflict with government.

   2011, Vanders Jenkins, The Biggest Lie Ever Told, →ISBN, page 99

   Lucky, when I finally afived the world was 80% atheist to 20% religist, with Insanity ruled over by intelligent with mixed technology to nature too.

   2016, Dee D. G., Seven Five Four, →ISBN

   Synonyms: religious

plural religists

1. A person who discriminates on the basis of religion.

   Didn't he admit years ago that he's not a racist but a religist?

   2016 July 1, Didn't he admit years ago that he's not a racist, “Muslims Assault 5yo Girl In Idaho”, in alt.tv.law-and-order (Usenet)

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   I am a very religion person, a real religist never worry about his life because he believe ones' life has been arranged by God.

   1996 October 10, Johnny Chien-Min Yu, “freedom of privacy & thoughts”, in soc.rights.human (Usenet)

2. A religious person.

   The reading of the novel stirred two religists to contact its author.

   1972, Donald Weeks, Corvo: Saint Or Madman?, page 243

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   I am a very religion person, a real religist never worry about his life because he believe ones' life has been arranged by God.

   1996 October 10, Johnny Chien-Min Yu, “freedom of privacy & thoughts”, in soc.rights.human (Usenet)