nondenominational

adjective non·de·nom·i·na·tion·al \ ˌnän-di-ˌnä-mə-ˈnā-shnəl , -shə-nᵊl \

|Updated on: 7 Aug 2018

Definition of nondenominational

: not restricted to a denomination : not denominational

nondenominational churches/prayers

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nondenominationalism

play \ˌnän-di-ˌnä-mə-ˈnā-shə-nə-ˌli-zəm\ noun

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Recent Examples of nondenominational from the Web

Into the spiritual vacuum created by their departures have come congregations, largely nondenominational, that attract different kinds of flocks comfortable with unorthodox venues.

— kristin e. holmes, Philly.com, "As Philly neighborhoods gentrify, black churches lose their base and leave," 6 July 2018
The nondenominational, unaffiliated part of American Christianity is growing larger, and the statements of institutional leaders no longer reflect the whole of the church.

— michelle boorstein, Washington Post, "Why many white evangelicals are not protesting family separations on the U.S. border," 18 June 2018
Williamson, a one-time Grosse Pointe Farms resident and former head of the nondenominational Church of Today, is the author of a dozen books, including the best-selling A Return to Love.

— detroit free press staff, Detroit Free Press, "Marianne Williamson bringing her 'Love America' tour to Detroit," 15 May 2018
About three dozen people, the majority of them young couples, stood in the rain and sheltered memorial candles for the nondenominational memorial service.

— plain dealer staff, cleveland.com, "Families mourn at service for lost eggs and embryos (photos)," 12 May 2018
The nondenominational church Casa De Oracion, with locations in Clermont, Fort Pierce and the Dominican Republic, leased 9,528 square feet of flexible showroom space at the Semoran Commerce Center, 207 Semoran Commerce Place in Apopka.

— mary shanklin, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Former Horace Grant house in Winter Park sells," 19 Nov. 2017
The Christian Century, a nondenominational magazine that for decades had been the voice of mainline Protestantism, published an article that condemned the war as antithetical to religious values.

— david mislin, Smithsonian, "How Vietnam War Protests Accelerated the Rise of the Christian Right," 3 May 2018
The family attended nondenominational Christian churches.

— steve thompson, Washington Post, "Why a bisexual Republican lawmaker took aim at her father’s views," 20 Apr. 2018
The company has previously been a target for conservatives who believe the company’s holiday cups are too nondenominational.

— maura judkis, Philly.com, "Fake coupons are popping up promising free Starbucks coffee for African Americans," 18 Apr. 2018

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