religiolect

noun

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.

Where it comes from

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

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry religiolect (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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