co-religionists

Same belief adherents

Co-religionists are people who share the same religion.

The term appears in formal or academic contexts when distinguishing members of a faith from outsiders: She felt an immediate bond with her co-religionists at the conference.

The word implies solidarity or shared identity based on religious affiliation.

community

fellowship

Mutual goodwill among companions

solidarity · kinship · bond · affiliation · communion · brethren · flock · parish · sangha · diaspora

belief

faith

Trust without proof

dogma · orthodoxy · denomination · sect · scripture · worship · rituals · sacraments · liturgy · piety

Opposites
religious affiliation

co-religionistsinfidels

Those rejecting the faith

heretics · apostates · non-believers · heathens · goyim

religious engagement

co-religionistssecularists

Advocates for nonreligious governance

atheists · irreligious · agnostics · nones · freethinkers

Family

coreligionist, coreligionists

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