Why is there not a specific term for religious discrimination?

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Something I've wondered in my more drunken moments.

If you discriminate on the basis of race, you're a racist, sexual discrimination makes you a sexist, age discrimination makes you ageist and so on, but there is no specific term, as far as I know, for religious discrimination.

Does this mean that religious bigots are discriminated against for not being labelled? :p

Is it because the term "theism" is already taken? It's the most logical choice of term for the attitude and behaviour?

Anyone have the definitive answer or an inspired guess as to why?
 
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dirtychinchilla said:
I wonder if it has anything to do with most, if not all, of those things which you've said are discriminated against (can't think what the word for this is), are not choices, but something out of your control.
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I should have put "classism" in there. :) Admittedly, you can't choose the class you are born into but it is possible for someone to change their position in life.
 
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