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, pejorative, or insulting manner.
Christians
Non-denominational
Protestants
Catholics
Oriental Orthodox
Assyrian Church of the East
Latter Day Saint movement
Jews
| Term | Location of origin | Targeted demographic | Meaning, origin and notes | References |
| Abbie, Abie | North America | Jewish male | A Jewish male. From the proper name Abraham. Originated before the 1950s. | |
| Christ-killer | Jews | In reference to Jewish deicide. | ||
| Feuj | France | Jews | A corruption of the French word for Jewish, juif. Originating from the French argot Verlan. | |
| Heeb, Hebe | United States | Jews | Derived from the word Hebrew. | |
| Hymie | United States | Jews | Derived from the Hebrew Chaim. Also used in the term Hymietown, a nickname for Brooklyn, New York, and as a first name. | |
| Ikey, Ike | United States | Jews | Derived from Isaac, an important figure in Judaism and common Hebrew given name. | |
| Itzig | Nazi Germany | Jews | From Yiddish , a variant or pet form of the name Isaak. | |
| Jewboy | United States | Young Jewish boys | For a young Jewish male, originally young Jewish boys who sold counterfeit coins in 18th century London. | |
| Jidan | Romania | Jews | From jid, Romanian equivalent of yid. | |
| Kike | United States | Jews | Possibly from the Yiddish word for 'circle', kikel. It was suggested by Leo Rosten that the term originates from Jews who, when entering the United States at Ellis Island, signed their names with a circle instead of a cross because they associated the cross with Christianity. | |
| Mocky | United States | Jews | First used in the 1930s, possibly from the Yiddish word makeh meaning 'plague'. | |
| Red Sea pedestrian | Australia | Jews | A Jew, from the story of Moses leading the Jewish people out of Egypt in the Book of Exodus. | |
| Rootless cosmopolitan | Soviet Union | Jews | Soviet epithet as an accusation of lack of full allegiance to the Soviet Union. | |
| Sheeny | Europe | Jews | From Yiddish sheyn or German schön meaning 'beautiful'. | |
| Shylock | England | Jews | Jewish people as shrewd and money-loving; derived from the character in Shakespeare's play "Merchant of Venice". | |
| Yid | Europe | Jews | Yiddish word for 'Jew'. | |
| Zhyd Zhydovka | Russia Ukraine | Jews | From Russian and other Slavic languages, originally neutral, but became pejorative during debate over the Jewish question in the 1800s. Its use was banned by the Soviet authorities in the 1930s. |
Muslims
Hindus
Buddhists
Sikhs
Zoroastrians
Yazidis
Scientologists
African religions
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 as regarded by those who do.
; Infidel: A term used generally for non-believers.
; Kafir: A derogatory term used by Muslims for a person who is a non believer. 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 and practices polytheism, worships idols, saints, ancestors or graves.
;Pagan: A person who believes in a non-Abrahamic religion. Synonymous with heathen.
;Savage: A member of a people the speaker regards as primitive and uncivilised. The term has also been applied to non-adherents of Christianity.
;Shiksa, shegetz : A non-Jewish girl or boy, or one who is of Jewish descent but does not practise Orthodox Judaism. Primarily used to refer to non-Jews. See also "goy".