List of religious slurs

The following is a list of religious slurs or religious insults in the English language that are, or have been, used as insinuations or allegations about adherents or non-believers of a given religion or irreligion, or to refer to them in a derogatory (critical or disrespectful), pejorative (disapproving or contemptuous), or insulting manner.

General non-believers

 * Giaour : Word for a person who is not Muslim, but especially for a Christian. Adapted from the Turkish gâvur. In the Ottoman Empire, it was usually applied to Orthodox Christians.
 * Heathen: A person who does not belong to a widely held religion (especially one who is not a Christian, Jewish, or Muslim) as regarded by those who do.
 * Infidel: A term used generally for non-believers.
 * Kafir: A person who is a non believer. Used by some Muslims. Not to be confused with the South-African slur Kaffir.
 * Murtad: A word meaning people who left Islam, mainly critics of Islam.
 * Mushrik: A person who doesn't believe in Tawhid (monotheism) and practices polytheism, worships idols, saints, ancestors or graves.
 * Pagan: A person who believe in a non-Abrahamic religion. Synonymous with heathen.
 * Savage: A member of a people the speaker regards as primitive and uncivilized. The term has also been applied to non-adherents of Christianity.
 * Shiksa (female), shegetz (male): (Yiddish) A non-Jewish girl or boy or one who is of Jewish descent, but does not practice Orthodox Judaism. Primarily used to refer to non-Jews. See also "goy".

Religious practitioners in general

 * Cult, cultist: Used as an ad hominem attack against groups with differing doctrines or practices.