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conversion |
the process through which a person adopts new beliefs, esp. those of a specific religion. [1/6 definitions] |
convert |
a person who has been converted or who has adopted new beliefs, esp. those of a specific religion or political doctrine. [1/5 definitions] |
coreligionist |
a person who follows the same religion as another; fellow worshiper. |
creed |
any formulated system of principles, beliefs, or opinions, esp. in a religion. [1/2 definitions] |
cross |
a sign, insignia, or monument in the form of a cross, esp. that signifying the Christian religion. [1/16 definitions] |
cult |
the rituals and observances of a particular religion, esp. those pertaining to a single deity. [2/4 definitions] |
defection |
the act of deserting or renouncing loyalty to something to which one is supposed to be loyal, such as one's country, duty, religion, or party. [1/2 definitions] |
devout |
earnestly devoted to religion; pious. [1/3 definitions] |
dharma |
conformity to the essence of the universe or one's self, and therefore to virtue, religion, and law. [1/2 definitions] |
enthusiast |
a person who practices religion in a highly emotional, unorthodox, or fanatical way; zealot. [1/2 definitions] |
ethnic |
of or related to a large group of people who share a distinctive culture, language, or religion, or who are of the same race or national heritage. [2/3 definitions] |
ethnic group |
a group of people who share a distinctive culture, language, or religion, or who are of the same race or national heritage. |
faith |
any specific religion and its doctrines and observances. [1/5 definitions] |
faithful |
the devoted followers of a religion, esp. Christianity or Islam (usu. prec. by "the"). [1/7 definitions] |
fakir |
a wandering beggar of the Muslim or Hindu religion, esp. one who performs remarkable feats such as lying on a bed of nails. |
fanatic |
one who has excessive and uncritical zeal or devotion to a principle, cause, religion, leader, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
ghetto |
a part of a town or city in which members of a particular race, religion, nationality, ethnic group, or the like are forced by law to live. [1/3 definitions] |
heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, esp. in religion. [1/2 definitions] |
hijab |
the cloth that covers the head, hair, and neck of Muslim women, worn in observance to religion. [1/2 definitions] |
holy |
devoted to the church, to God, or to religion. [1/4 definitions] |
intermarry |
to marry a member of another racial or ethnic group, religion, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
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