What is it called when someone kills someone because of their religion?

Answer 1

Religious cleansing is a term used when one religion or government uses whatever force necessary to remove members of another faith.

Examples include the Spanish Inquisition and the Salem witch trials.

Religious persecution is the systematic mistreatment of an individual or group of individuals as a response to their religious beliefs or affiliations or lack thereof. Examples include residential schools for natives in North America & the Holocaust.

-The previous answer suggested that Religious cleansing are considered sins by the moral code or commandments of the instigating religion and I agree, but I felt that it did not answer the question sufficiently.

Answer 2

It depends on the person naming the type of even and the relationship of the victim to the killer. if the story is told by a bigot who hates the religion of the victim the victim might be referred toms a justified killing. a non involved reporter might describe it as a killing caused by prejudice. The religious refer to the killing of their members as martyrdom, abominations or victims of hate crimes.The motivation of the victim also plays a role. They might see the killing a noble and for a principle. Non-involved their parties might refer to it as stupid or suicidal.

Answer 3

Killing someone because of their religion is called religious persecution or a hate crime. It is a form of discrimination and violence that targets individuals based on their religious beliefs.

Answer 4

Martyr

A person who would rather die then to denounce their faith/religious belief

Answer 5

genocide.

Answer 6

A martyr.