interfaith

Etymology

It is formed from English inter- + faith, with faith as a noun.^[2][3][4][5]

Earliest recorded meaning

Relating to or involving different religious faiths: Etymonline finds it by 1921.^[2] Merriam-Webster dates it to 1932,^[3] Dictionary.com to 1965–70,^[4] and the OED, which lists it under the prefix, first quotes it from the Economist of 6 May 1967.^[6]

Timeline

• 1921 – involving people of different religious faiths.^[2] Merriam-Webster dates the word to 1932.^[3]

Meanings

Adjective

1. Relating to, taking place between or involving people or groups of different religions or creeds: an interfaith prayer service.^[7][3][8][9]

Related words

• faith

References

1. ^ a b Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ a b c Harper, Douglas. Online Etymology Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com
3. ^ a b c d Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary (2024), online ed., Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster
4. ^ a b Dictionary.com Unabridged (2016), based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, New York: Random House
5. ^ Gove, Philip Babcock, ed. (1961), Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam
6. ^ Oxford English Dictionary Online (accessed March 2026), Oxford: Oxford University Press
7. ^ Collins English Dictionary (2023), Glasgow: HarperCollins
8. ^ The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (online 2024), 5th ed., Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
9. ^ Stevenson, Angus, ed. (2010), Oxford Dictionary of English, 3rd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press