4.9.7.1 Religious person

Use this domain for words referring to religious practitioners--people who practice a religion, who are members of the religion, believe in the religion, leaders of the religion, and followers of the religion. Each religion has its own terms for religious practitioners. List these terms separately for each religion. The examples given below are for the Christian religion.

OMC Codes:

791 Magicians and Diviners

792 Prophets and Ascetics

Holy Men

793 Priesthood

Louw Nida Codes:

31J Be a Believer, Christian Faith

53I Roles and Functions

What is a person called who believes in a religion?

believer, member (of the faith), adherent, follower, practitioner

What is a person called who believes in the (Christian) religion?

Christian, brother, fellow believer, saint

What is a leader of the (Christian-Protestant) religion called?

pastor, minister, parson

What is a leader of the (Christian-Catholic) religion called?

priest, father, bishop, archbishop, Cardinal, pope, man of the cloth

What words refer to the profession of being a religious leader?

pastorate, priesthood, ministry

What words refers to all religious leaders?

clergy

What words refer to followers of a religion who are not leaders?

laity, layperson, flock