nondenominational
Britishadjective
Explanation
Anything that's nondenominational isn't connected to a particular religion or sect. Nondenominational churches aren't aligned with one specific, organized religious leadership. In Christianity and other religions, people tend to belong to specific denominations, or subgroups that have their own individual, historic practices and beliefs. A Baptist church and a Catholic church are denominational. Nondenominational churches are independent of these older, larger groups, and don't feel obligated to follow their rules. This idea applies to Islam, Judaism, and other religions as well.
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Example Sentences
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He credits the small-town nondenominational congregants of his early years with living out the kind of communitarian values the rest of the world professes to value but mostly doesn’t.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026
It confused Taylor, given that the two had been raised as nondenominational Protestants in the kind of church where the pastor wore jeans and talked about the Dallas Cowboys.
From Slate • Dec. 5, 2025
They are Florida’s nondenominational Revive Church and Hawaii’s Pentecostal megachurch King’s Maui, according to Schatzline’s social media posts.
From Salon • Nov. 11, 2025
The two legally wed Aug. 14, 2014, after a two-year engagement and celebrated the marriage on Aug. 23 of that year with a nondenominational ceremony held at their chateau and winery in Provence.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2024
The chaplain came around and asked if we wanted to come to nondenominational services.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
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