Religiolect

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A language variety with its own history and development, which is used by a religious community.

    "A religiolect is a language variety with its own history and development, which is used by a religious community."

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"A religiolect is a language variety with its own history and development, which is used by a religious community."

Etymology

From religio- + lect, coined by Benjamin Hary, a professor of Hebrew and Judaic Studies at New York University.

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