interfaith
Spanning multiple religions
Interfaith describes cooperation or dialogue between different religions: an interfaith service, interfaith marriage, interfaith council.
The term implies mutual respect across religious boundaries rather than conversion attempts.
It became common in the late twentieth century as religious diversity increased in Western societies.
Movement toward religious unity
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- outreachProactive community assistance
alliance · coalition · networking · liaison · council · initiative · summit · conference
Coexistence of differing views
- inclusivityPractice of welcoming all
- syncretismFusion of different beliefs
- universalismDoctrine of total reconciliation
- interreligiousAcross different faiths
intercultural · multicultural · cosmopolitanism · polytheism · Abrahamic · cross-cultural · multi-denominational
Religious reverence and praise
- prayerAddress to deity
- meditationFocused attention practice
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
service · blessing · observance · scripture · pilgrimage · congregation · clergy · chaplaincy
Freedom from disturbance
- unityWholeness through cohesion
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- brotherhoodKinship among men
sisterhood · fellowship · coexistence · respect · goodwill · solidarity · amity · concord
Consent to receive
- respectRegard with honor
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- open-mindednessAcceptance of differing viewpoints
- empathySharing another's emotions
compassion · patience · forbearance · broad-mindedness · nonjudgmental · hospitality · welcoming · listening
ecumenism
Movement toward religious unity
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
outreach · alliance · coalition · networking · liaison · council · initiative · summit · conference · commission
pluralism
Coexistence of differing views
- inclusivityPractice of welcoming all
- syncretismFusion of different beliefs
- universalismDoctrine of total reconciliation
interreligious · intercultural · multicultural · cosmopolitanism · polytheism · Abrahamic · cross-cultural · multi-denominational
worship
Religious reverence and praise
- prayerAddress to deity
- meditationFocused attention practice
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
ceremony · service · blessing · observance · scripture · pilgrimage · congregation · clergy · chaplaincy · pastoral
peace
Freedom from disturbance
- unityWholeness through cohesion
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- understandingMental comprehension of something
brotherhood · sisterhood · fellowship · coexistence · respect · goodwill · solidarity · amity · concord · rapport
acceptance
Consent to receive
- respectRegard with honor
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- open-mindednessAcceptance of differing viewpoints
empathy · compassion · patience · forbearance · broad-mindedness · nonjudgmental · hospitality · welcoming · listening · sensitivity
- religionChristianity, Islam, beliefs, Judaism, Hinduism
- "Inter-" wordsinterstate, international, internet, interview, interact
- American Jewrysynagogues, rabbis, kosher, Yiddish, Hebrew
- Campus Faithcampus ministry, chapel services, chaplaincy, prayer group, prayer groups
- Canadian FaithCatholicism, Anglicanism, Sikhism, Judaism, Islam
- cross-culturalcultural clashes, cross-cultural romance, cultural adaptation, cultural hybridity, hybrid identity
interfaithdenominational
Relating to religious sects
sectarian · parochial · exclusive · exclusivist · insular
interfaithsecular
Nonreligious, worldly
nonreligious · irreligious · areligious · atheistic · agnostic
- interfaith marriagesWeddings between different creeds
- interfaith weddingCeremony joining different religions
- interfaith familyFamily with multiple religions
- interfaith dialogueDiscussion across religious boundaries
- interfaith serviceMulti-religion worship ceremony
- interfaith prayerJoint devotion across religions
faith, faithful, unfaithful, faithfulness, faithless, multifaith