as in believers
one who professes a religious faith
makes the case that one need not be a religionist to have basic moral values
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Elvis, for one, was seen by many in the years following his death, with a newspaper report of a sighting in Kalamazoo at least as reliable as the spotty accounts shared by fervent believers two millennia ago.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025 -
They are set apart from day-to-day life so that believers can reflect on a deeper dimension of reality and set themselves in right relation to God and others.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Religionists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/religionists. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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