exiter any person who leaves a religion
- disaffiliate a person who leaves a religion by formally requesting their name be removed from the membership roles of the religion
- disidentifier a person who leaves a religion by no longer self-identifying as a member of the religion
- apostate a person who leaves a religion and then fights against that religion
- deserter a person who leaves a religion with no intention of returning
switcher a person who leaves a religion and joins another religion
- within family switcher someone who leaves a religion and joins a religion that belongs to the same broad religious family (e.g., Methodist to Baptist)
- between family switcher a person who leaves a religion and joins a religion that belongs to a different broad religious family (e.g., Catholic to Buddhist)
- taster a person who repetitively joins and leaves religions
- defector a person who leaves a religion with the intent of joining a rival group
convert anyone who experiences a change in religious identity
- deconvert a person who leaves a religion
none a person who does not associate with a religion
- re-none a person who leaves a religion and becomes a religious none
- native none a person raised without a religious identity who has not joined a religion
- religious independent a person with no religious affiliation
- dropout a person who leaves a religion and becomes a religious none
- unchurched a person raised without a religious affiliation who has never joined one
identifier a person who self-identifies as being associated with an organized religion
- affiliate a person who claims formal membership status in an organized religion
- stayer a person who was raised with a religious affiliation and remains religiously affiliated later in life, regardless of any changes in affiliation.
- loyalist a person raised with a specific religious affiliation who maintains that affiliation later in life.
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