interfaithness

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From interfaith +‎ -ness.

Noun[edit]

interfaithness (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The quality of being interfaith.
    • 1966 April 10, “Roman Catholics, Jews Round Out City's Religious Life”, in Winston-Salem Journal and Sentinel, volume 65, number 15, page I-8:
      Also, the interfaithness of the community has been reflected in the city's handling of political, racial and economic relations. For instance, during the periods of racial tensions here, the climate for dialogue was more fruitful because churchmen realized that Catholics and Jews, through an interchange of ideas with Protestants, were helpful mediators.
    • 2013, Susan Katz Miller, Being Both: Embracing Two Religions in One Interfaith Family, Boston, MA: Beacon Press, →ISBN, page 13:
      Each adventure in my young adulthood seemed destined to push me closer to the moment when I would claim my interfaithness and choose this pathway for my children.