Data source: Gina A. Zurlo, ed., World Religion Database (Leiden/Boston: Brill, 2025).
| Glossary item | Definition |
|---|---|
| Theravadins | (Theraveda). The Teaching of the Elders or the Hinayana school of Buddhists (qv), or Southern Buddhism (in Sri Lanka, India, Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos). |
| tribal religionists | Ethnic religionists (qv). |
| unaffiliated Christians | Persons professing allegiance and commitment to Christ but who have no church affiliation. |
| urbanites | urban dwellers; persons residing in a city, town, or recognised urban area. |
| Vaishnavites | Worshippers of Vishnu in any of his forms or incarnations, in several schools, including Sri Sampradayins, Vadagalai, Tengalai, Ramanandis, Vallabhacharins, Chaitanyas, Nimbarkas, Madhvas and others. |
| Yazidis | Members of a monotheistic religion that has elements of ancient Mesopotamian religions and also combines aspects of Christianity, Judaism and Islam. |
| Zoroastrians | Followers of a religion founded in Persia in BC 1200 by the prophet Zoroaster teaching the worship of Ahura Mazda. |
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