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denominationalism
[ dih-nom-uh-ney-shuh-nl-iz-uhm ]
noun
- denominational or sectarian spirit or policy; the tendency to divide into denominations or sects.
denominationalism
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noun
- adherence to particular principles, esp to the tenets of a religious denomination; sectarianism
- the tendency to divide or cause to divide into sects or denominations
- division into denominations
Derived Forms
- »å±ðËŒ²Ô´Ç³¾¾±Ëˆ²Ô²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô²¹±ô¾±²õ³Ù, nounadjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- »å±ð·²Ô´Ç³¾î€…i·²Ô²¹î€ƒt¾±´Ç²Ô·²¹±ô·¾±²õ³Ù noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of denominationalism1
Example Sentences
Even before Jan. 6, some sociologists said the fastest-growing group of American Christians are those associated with independent “prophets†who largely operate outside denominationalism.
The historically neat boundaries of denominationalism are fraying.
The result is denominationalism in which each Protestant church tries to be just different enough from other Protestant churches to attract an increasingly diminishing market share. It’s a dismaying circumstance.
“Just as denominationalism doesn’t matter as much, evangelicalism doesn’t mean as much as it once did,†he said.
John Wesley's name is far above mere denominationalism.
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