đồng đạo

Một người đồng đạo đang thắp hương trước bàn thờ.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Fellow believer / coreligionist: A person who shares the same religious faith, doctrine, or spiritual path. It emphasizes a bond based on common religious belief.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trong chùa, các đồng đạo thường cùng nhau tụng kinh. (In the pagoda, fellow believers often chant sutras together.)
  • Họ là đồng đạo, cùng theo một tôn giáo. (They are coreligionists, following the same religion.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is formal and carries a respectful tone, often used within religious contexts to denote fellowship and shared spiritual identity.

Variants and Related Words

• Đạo hữu (n): A closely related term also meaning "fellow member of a religion" or "religious friend."
  • Các đạo hữu trong giáo xứ rất đoàn kết. (The fellow members in the parish are very united.)

Synonyms

• Coreligionist: A person who adheres to the same religion as another.
• Fellow believer: A person who shares the same faith.

Related Idioms

• : This phrase combines "compatriot" () and "coreligionist" () to emphasize bonds of both nationality and shared faith.
  • Hội nghị quy tụ những người đồng bào đồng đạo từ khắp nơi trên thế giới. (The conference gathered compatriots and coreligionists from all over the world.)