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Faithiot(noun)feyth-ee-uht An individual who has foregone every semblance of common since and scientific inquisition in the hopes of being rewarded for their blind obedience. (Most often pertaining to individuals belonging to religions or cults)
1)Sun Myung Moon, a notorious gun smuggler and suspected pedophile, built a multi-billion dollar empire by founding the Moonie cult and convincing many faithiots that he was the new messiah.

2)Biology students who learn about evolution, but discard scientific evidence due to religious beliefs are incredible faithiots.
Faithiot by Vincent17761 December 27, 2012
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faithist 

A person who discriminates towards a person or group of people solely dependent on their faith, beliefs or religion.
- Used in place of racist when applicable.
Person one - "Jews are so cheap."
Person two - "Why do you have to be a faithist?"

"Mr. Jones says all Catholics are drunks... he is a straight up faithist."
faithist by Randy D. January 9, 2008
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Faithist 

faithist (noun)
/ˈfeɪθ-ɪst/

1. A person who relies on faith-based reasoning to assert authority or superiority, often in a dismissive, coercive, or absolutist manner.
2. An individual who uses religious or belief-driven language as a substitute for evidence, nuance, or dialogue — frequently as a form of moral dominance.

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Usage Notes:

Typically pejorative.

Not synonymous with "person of faith" — a faithist imposes their belief as unquestionable truth.

May exhibit certainty-as-virtue and humility-as-weakness behaviors.

Often enters conversations with "I believe..." followed by universal claims or judgments.

Related Terms:

faithism (noun)
The worldview or behavior pattern of prioritizing belief over dialogue, coercion over consent, and dogma over exploration.

faithsplain (verb)
To explain something with excessive reliance on religious belief as fact, usually while dismissing science, reason, or lived experience.

“He started faithsplaining the universe like he invented it.”

faithflex-flexing (verb)
Subtly or overtly asserting superiority by displaying piety, religious knowledge, or divine alignment in social situations.

“She wasn’t praying — she was faithflexing"
Example:

“I tried talking to them about it, but they went full faithist and told me I’d go to hell if I disagreed.”
Faithist by Gabonga June 23, 2025

faithist 

noun
/ˈfeɪθɪst/
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Plural: faithists
Derived from: faith + -ist
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Definitions:
1. A person who discriminates against or shows prejudice toward individuals or groups based on their religion, spiritual beliefs, or lack thereof.
> “The law prohibits employers from acting as faithists when hiring—religious affiliation should have no bearing on the job.”
2. (rare, informal) A person who holds blind, uncritical allegiance to faith-based ideology, often rejecting reason, evidence, or inquiry.
> “You can’t argue with a faithist; they’ve already decided that facts are optional.”
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Usage Notes:
Faithist is religion-neutral. It can refer to discrimination against the religious (e.g., an atheist mocking believers), by the religious (e.g., a Christian denouncing non-Christians), or across faiths (e.g., sectarian violence on Muslims over Hindus).
It also applies to those who hold faith as infallible, rejecting dissent, science, or critical thinking.
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Synonyms:
Religious bigot
Sectarian (contextual)
Theocratic supremacist
Spiritual supremacist

Antonyms:
Pluralist
Tolerant
Secular
Rationalist
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Etymology:
faith (Middle English feith, from Anglo-French feid, from Latin fides)
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-ist (a suffix forming agent nouns from verbs or nouns, denoting adherents, advocates, or practitioners)
That government policy was blatantly faithist, favoring one religion’s values while suppressing another’s.
faithist by indianigga July 28, 2025

sans sheriff 

Lawless use of fonts or typography, with no regard to aesthetics or legibility
I'm putting this CV straight in the bin. Written totally sans sheriff.
sans sheriff by Jamarley July 3, 2019

Breadhead 

Someone who is addicted to obtaining money and building wealth. A money addict and fanatic. Breadheads often work more than one full-time job, and some even participate in illicit activities to "obtain the bread".
A breadhead is like a crackhead, but for money instead of crack.
Breadhead by 🅱️ U S 3 4 8 March 30, 2022

Stink lines

As seen in illustrations or cartoons: Wavy, vertical lines rising above a person, place or thing. Denotes a foul odor.
"You didn't put enough stink lines on your picture of the teacher."
Stink lines by Athene Airheart March 14, 2004