interfaith
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪθ
Adjective
interfaith (not comparable)
- Involving members of different religions.
- Synonyms: interconfessional, interreligious
- interfaith marriage, relationship
- The interfaith service had Jews, Roman Catholics and Lutherans all in attendance.
- 2005, Jane Kaplan, Interfaith Families: Personal Stories of Jewish-Christian Intermarriage, Church Publishing, Inc., →ISBN, page 73:
- Of the interfaith couples I spoke to, far fewer are choosing Christianity instead of Judaism as the primary religion for their homes and families.
- 2023 November 22, Brammhi Balarajan, “US interfaith communities draw on decades-long bonds to navigate Israel-Hamas War”, in CNN[1]:
- Kaplan-Miller said she first joined the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom, an interfaith organization that was founded by a Muslim and a Jewish woman in suburban New Jersey, shortly after the 2016 election.
- 2025 November 1, Lauren Aratani, quoting JD Vance, “JD Vance repeats comments he wants wife Usha to convert to Christianity”, in The Guardian[2], →ISSN:
- “[Usha] herself encouraged me to re-engage with my faith many years ago. She is not a Christian and has no plans to convert, but like many people in an interfaith marriage – or any interfaith relationship – I hope she may one day see things as I do,” he wrote.
Derived terms
Translations
involving members of different religions
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