interreligious
Between different faiths
Interreligious describes involvement or interaction between different religions: interreligious dialogue, an interreligious council.
The term appears in discussions of cooperation, understanding, or conflict among faith traditions.
Interfaith carries the same meaning and is more common in everyday speech.
Promoting religious unity
- multifaithIncluding various religions
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- understandingMental comprehension of something
tolerance · harmony · coexistence · pluralism · bridge-building · inclusion · mutual respect · shared values
Study of the divine
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- syncretismFusion of different beliefs
pluralism · phenomenology · hermeneutics · methodology · discourse · symposium · conference · journal
Address to deity
- meditationFocused attention practice
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
celebration · pilgrimage · fasting · service · gathering · blessing · vigil · commemoration
Advisory deliberative group
- committeeAppointed group for duties
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
- allianceFormal union of parties
- organizationStructured group with purpose
partnership · network · foundation · commission · assembly · forum · summit · initiative
ecumenical
Promoting religious unity
- multifaithIncluding various religions
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
understanding · tolerance · harmony · coexistence · pluralism · bridge-building · inclusion · mutual respect · shared values · common ground
theology
Study of the divine
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- analysisMethodical study of parts
syncretism · pluralism · phenomenology · hermeneutics · methodology · discourse · symposium · conference · journal · curriculum
prayer
Address to deity
- meditationFocused attention practice
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
ceremony · celebration · pilgrimage · fasting · service · gathering · blessing · vigil · commemoration · observance
council
Advisory deliberative group
- committeeAppointed group for duties
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
- allianceFormal union of parties
organization · partnership · network · foundation · commission · assembly · forum · summit · initiative · movement
- interfaithecumenism, multifaith, Abrahamic faiths, bridge-building, bridge building
interreligiousdenominational
Relating to religious sects
sectarian · confessional · parochial · insular · exclusive
interreligioussecular
Nonreligious, worldly
nonreligious · areligious · irreligious · atheistic · antireligious
religion, religious, religiously, irreligious, religiosity, interfaith