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