interfaith en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From inter- + faith.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Involving members of different religions.
“[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.
2025 November 1, Lauren Aratani, quoting JD Vance, “JD Vance repeats comments he wants wife Usha to convert to Christianity”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 14 Nov 2025: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.
2023 November 22, Brammhi Balarajan, “US interfaith communities draw on decades-long bonds to navigate Israel-Hamas War”, in CNN, archived from the original on 07 Jul 2025:Of the interfaith couples I spoke to, far fewer are choosing Christianity instead of Judaism as the primary religion for their homes and families.
2005, Jane Kaplan, Interfaith Families: Personal Stories of Jewish-Christian Intermarriage, Church Publishing, Inc., →ISBN, page 73:The interfaith service had Jews, Roman Catholics and Lutherans all in attendance.
interfaith marriage, relationship
Deriveds
interfaithness · interfaithless
Synonyms
interreligious · interconfessional
Translations (11)
pl międzyreligijny (involving members of different religions) · uk міжконфесі́йний (involving members of different religions) · sv interreligiös (involving members of different religions) · pt inter-religioso (involving members of different religions) · de religionsübergreifend (involving members of different religions) · ru межрелигио́зный (involving members of different religions) · sv trosöverskridande (involving members of different religions) · de interreligiös (involving members of different religions) · uk міжрелігі́йний (involving members of different religions) · ru межконфессиона́льный (involving members of different religions) · pl międzywyznaniowy (involving members of different religions)