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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.

Origin:
1850–55; denominational + -ism

Related forms

de·nom·i·na·tion·al·ist, noun

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denominationalism (dɪˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən^əˌlɪzəm)

—n
1.	adherence to particular principles, esp to the tenets of a religious denomination; sectarianism
2.	the tendency to divide or cause to divide into sects or denominations
3.	division into denominations

denomi'nationalist

—n, —*adj*

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denominationalism

de·nom·i·na·tion·al·ism