RELIGIONISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does religionism mean? 

• RELIGIONISM (noun)
  The noun RELIGIONISM has 2 senses:

1. exaggerated religious zealotry

2. exaggerated or affected piety and religious zeal

  Familiarity information: RELIGIONISM used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RELIGIONISM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Exaggerated religious zealotry

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("religionism" is a kind of...):

intolerance (unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs)

Derivation:

religionist (a person addicted to religion or a religious zealot)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Exaggerated or affected piety and religious zeal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

pietism; religionism; religiosity; religiousism

Hypernyms ("religionism" is a kind of...):

devoutness; religiousness (piety by virtue of being devout)

Derivation:

religionist (a person addicted to religion or a religious zealot)