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- noun Plural form of
coreligionist .
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Examples
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Khan notes that Muslims are "coreligionists" who, rather than being intent on Jihad, seek peaceful relations with American and Christians, in general.
Islamophobia 2006
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Barot, a British convert from Hinduism to Islam, was, like many converts, more zealous than most of his coreligionists and had volunteered at age twenty to fight against the Indian army in Kashmir and later worked in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan in the late 1990s as an instructor at a military training camp.
The Longest War Peter L. Bergen 2011
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While his actions were considered praiseworthy by some of his coreligionists at the time, this picture of "support" by Moses Maimonides seems quite bleak, if not galling today.
Joshua Stanton: 'History Centrism': A Challenge To Abrahamic Faiths Joshua Stanton 2011
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No matter that we have never ever proven a connection of significance between these coreligionists.
Sharmine Narwani: Rats, Roaches and Shiites Sharmine Narwani 2011
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With other frightened coreligionists Léry fled to nearby Sancerre, a fortified hill town and Huguenot stronghold.
Bloodlust Russell Jacoby 2011
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For example, their interpretations of the Bible differed from those of other Jews, but rather than seek to share those interpretations with their coreligionists, they actually had a rule prohibiting the revealing of any of them to anyone who was not a member of their group.
In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011
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For example, their interpretations of the Bible differed from those of other Jews, but rather than seek to share those interpretations with their coreligionists, they actually had a rule prohibiting the revealing of any of them to anyone who was not a member of their group.
In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011
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For example, their interpretations of the Bible differed from those of other Jews, but rather than seek to share those interpretations with their coreligionists, they actually had a rule prohibiting the revealing of any of them to anyone who was not a member of their group.
In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011
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Al Qaeda made a similar arrangement with the Taliban in Afghanistan during the 1990s, making common cause with coreligionists, which allowed Osama bin Laden to attack U.S. targets.
Yemen Unrest Spreads South Hakim Almasmari 2011
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Barot, a British convert from Hinduism to Islam, was, like many converts, more zealous than most of his coreligionists and had volunteered at age twenty to fight against the Indian army in Kashmir and later worked in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan in the late 1990s as an instructor at a military training camp.
The Longest War Peter L. Bergen 2011
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